Microbial community developments and biomass characteristics in membrane bioreactors under different organic loadings

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 102, Issue 13, 2011, Pages 6808-6814

  Wu, Bing ^a   Yi, Shan ^b   Fane, Anthony G ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b 109 McLaughlin Hall   (United States)

Author keywords

Denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis; Dissolved oxygen; Extracellular polymeric substances; Membrane fouling; Ratio of food to microorganism

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL COMMUNITY; CAKE LAYER; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; DISSOLVED OXYGEN LEVELS; EXTRACELLULAR POLYMERIC SUBSTANCES; HIGH FLUX; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES; MICROBIAL FLOC; ORGANIC LOADINGS; RATIO OF FOOD TO MICROORGANISM; SYNTHETIC WASTE WATER;

BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; ELECTROPHORESIS; MEMBRANE FOULING; MEMBRANES; MICROORGANISMS; POLYMERS; WASTEWATER;

LOADING;

DISSOLVED OXYGEN; EXTRACELLULAR POLYMERIC SUBSTANCE; POLYMER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BACTERIUM; BIOFOULING; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; ELECTROKINESIS; GEL; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; POLYMER; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; BIOFOULING; BIOMASS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; MEMBRANE REACTOR; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WASTE WATER;

BACTERIA; BIOFOULING; BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; KINETICS; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PARTICLE SIZE; POLYSACCHARIDES, BACTERIAL; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 79956341661     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2011.04.012     Document Type: Article

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