Particle counting as a tool to predict filterability in membrane bioreactors activated sludge?

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 139-146

  Lousada Ferreira, M ^a   Moreau, A ^a   Van Lier, J B ^a   Van Der Graaf, J H J M ^b  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b WITTEVEEN BOS   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Filterability; Membrane bioreactors; Particle counting

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; DEFLOCCULATION; FILTERABILITY; FLUX DECLINE; FULL SCALE; MAJOR FACTORS; MBR OPERATION; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; MEMBRANE BIOREACTORS; MEMBRANE TANKS; PARTICLE COUNTING; RECIRCULATION RATIO; SUB-MICRON PARTICLES; SUSPENDED PARTICLES;

BIOCONVERSION; MEMBRANES; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; RADIATION COUNTERS; TANKS (CONTAINERS);

BIOREACTORS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIOREACTOR; FLOCCULATION; MEMBRANE; PARTICLE SIZE; SAMPLING; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FILTER REACTOR; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; NITRIFICATION; PARTICLE SIZE; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

BIOREACTORS; FILTRATION; NETHERLANDS; PARTICLE SIZE; SEWAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 79960469207     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2011.486     Document Type: Article

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