PH effects on the adherence and fouling propensity of extracellular polymeric substances in a membrane bioreactor

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 378, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 186-193

  Sweity, Amer ^a   Ying, Wang ^a   Belfer, Sophia ^a   Oron, Gideon ^a   Herzberg, Moshe ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Biofouling; EPS; MBR; Organic fouling; QCM D; Ultrafiltration

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION CHARACTERISTIC; CHEMICAL FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; EPS; EXTRA-CELLULAR POLYMERIC SUBSTANCES; FLUX DECLINE; FOULING RATE; LINEAR CHAIN; MBR; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; MEMBRANE PORES; ORGANIC FOULING; PH CHANGE; PH VALUE; POLYVINYLIDENE FLUORIDES; PORE CLOGGING; QCM-D; REPULSIVE ELECTROSTATIC INTERACTIONS; SWELLING CHARACTERISTICS; UF MEMBRANES; ULTRAFILTRATION MEMBRANES; WATER CHEMISTRY;

ADSORPTION; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; BIOREACTORS; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; CONFORMATIONS; DRIERS (MATERIALS); FOULING; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; MEMBRANES; PHENOLS; POLYMERS; ULTRAFILTRATION;

PH EFFECTS;

EXTRACELLULAR POLYMERIC SUBSTANCE; POLYMER; POLYVINYLIDENE FLUORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; BIOFOULING; DESORPTION; FOULING CONTROL; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; MEMBRANE REACTOR; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATIC ELECTRICITY; SURFACE PROPERTY; ULTRAFILTRATION;

EID: 79960019055     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2011.04.056     Document Type: Article

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