Structure of cake layer in a submerged anaerobic membrane bioreactor

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 374, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 110-120

  Gao, W J ^a   Lin, H J ^a   Leung, K T ^a   Schraft, H ^a   Liao, B Q ^a  

^a LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cake layer; EPS; Membrane fouling; Micro tome slicing; Microbial community structure; Porosity; Submerged anaerobic membrane bioreactor

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; CAKE LAYER; EPS; MICRO-TOME SLICING; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY STRUCTURES;

BIOCONVERSION; BIOREACTORS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; ELECTROPHORESIS; FOURIER TRANSFORMS; MEMBRANE FOULING; MEMBRANES; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; POLYMERS; POPULATION STATISTICS; POROSITY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SOCIAL SCIENCES; THERMOMECHANICAL PULPING PROCESS; THERMOMECHANICAL TREATMENT;

POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

POLYMER; POLYSACCHARIDE; PROTEIN;

ANAEROBIC REACTOR; ARTICLE; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; EXTRACTION; FOULING CONTROL; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MEMBRANE REACTOR; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; MICRO TOME SLICING TECHNIQUE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION DENSITY; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SLUDGE; SUBMERGED ANAEROBIC MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; SURFACE PROPERTY; TECHNIQUE; WATER TREATMENT; X RAY ANALYSIS;

EID: 79954888987     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2011.03.019     Document Type: Article

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