Characterizing membrane foulants in MBR with addition of polyferric chloride to enhance phosphorus removal

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 102, Issue 20, 2011, Pages 9490-9496

  Yang, Xiao Li ^a   Song, Hai Liang ^a   Chen, Ming ^a   Cheng, Bing ^a  

^a SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Chemical phosphorus removal; Membrane bioreactor (MBR); Membrane fouling; Polyferric chloride addition

Indexed keywords

CAKE LAYER; CHEMICAL PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X-RAY; EXCITATION-EMISSION MATRIX FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPIES; FERRIC CHLORIDE; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTRA; GEL LAYERS; GEL-FILTRATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; INORGANIC POLLUTANTS; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; MEMBRANE FOULANTS; MEMBRANE SURFACE; ORGANIC SUBSTANCES; PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL; POLYFERRIC CHLORIDE ADDITION; SUBMERGED MEMBRANE BIOREACTORS; TOTAL PHOSPHORUS;

BIOREACTORS; CHLORINATION; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CHROMATOGRAPHY; EFFLUENTS; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; FOURIER TRANSFORMS; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; GELS; MEMBRANE FOULING; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; PHOSPHORUS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

MEMBRANES;

FERRIC CHLORIDE; PHOSPHORUS;

BIOFOULING; BIOREACTOR; CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; CHLORIDE; CHROMATOGRAPHY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; FTIR SPECTROSCOPY; MEMBRANE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROORGANISM; PHOSPHORUS; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; POLYMER; POLYSACCHARIDE; PROTEIN; REDOX CONDITIONS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ARTICLE; BIOFOULING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; GEL FILTRATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY ANALYSIS;

CHROMATOGRAPHY, GEL; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PHOSPHORUS; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE; SPECTROSCOPY, FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED;

EID: 80052761281     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2011.07.105     Document Type: Article

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