Membrane fouling due to dynamic particle size changes in the aerated hybrid PAC-MF system

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 371, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 99-107

  Khan, Mohiuddin Md Taimur ^a   Takizawa, Satoshi ^b   Lewandowski, Zbigniew ^c   Jones, Warren L ^c   Camper, Anne K ^c   Katayama, Hiroyuki ^b   Kurisu, Futoshi ^d   Ohgaki, Shinichiro ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c Idaho National Laboratory   (United States)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biofiltration; Membrane resistance; PAC MF hybrid system; Particle size change; Suspended solids degradation

Indexed keywords

BACK WASHING; BEFORE AND AFTER; DYNAMIC CHANGES; FILTRATION PERIODS; FLOW-CYTOMETER; HOLLOW FIBER MODULE; MEMBRANE FILTRATIONS; MEMBRANE RESISTANCE; MF MEMBRANE; MICROSCOPY IMAGES; OPERATIONAL PERIODS; PAC-MF HYBRID SYSTEM; PARTICLE SIZE CHANGE; POWDER ACTIVATED CARBON; PRE-TREATMENT; REAL-TIME STUDIES; RIVER WATER; SUSPENDED SOLIDS; TRANSMEMBRANE PRESSURES;

ACTIVATED CARBON; BIOFILTERS; BIOFILTRATION; CARBON FIBERS; DEGRADATION; HYBRID COMPUTERS; HYBRID SYSTEMS; MEMBRANE FOULING; MEMBRANES; PARTICLE SIZE; WATER FILTRATION;

MICROFILTRATION;

ACTIVATED CARBON; POWDER ACTIVATED CARBON; RIVER WATER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AERATION; ARTICLE; BIOFILTER; BIOFILTRATION; BIOFOULING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRADATION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE; HOLLOW FIBER REACTOR; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MEMBRANE RESISTANCE; MICROFILTRATION; MICROSCOPY; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 79952241919     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2011.01.017     Document Type: Article

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