Analyze and control fouling in an airlift membrane bioreactor: CFD simulation and experimental studies

Process Biochemistry

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1138-1145

  Khalili Garakani, Amirhossein ^a   Mehrnia, Mohammad Reza ^a   Mostoufi, Navid ^a   Sarrafzadeh, Mohammad Hossein ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Airlift membrane bioreactor; Fouling control; Shear stress

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION RESISTANCES; AIR FLOWRATES; CAKE RESISTANCE; CFD SIMULATIONS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; FILTRATION RESISTANCE; FOULING CONTROL; INLET AIR; LIQUID FLOW; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; MEMBRANE RESISTANCE; MEMBRANE SURFACE; OPERATING PARAMETERS; PERMEATE FLUX; RESISTANCE-IN-SERIES MODEL; WALL SHEAR STRESS;

ADSORPTION; AIR; BIOCONVERSION; BIOREACTORS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLUID DYNAMICS; FOULING; INLET FLOW; LIQUIDS; MEMBRANES; SHEAR STRESS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

SHEAR FLOW;

EID: 79953192136     PISSN: 13595113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2011.01.036     Document Type: Article

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