Ultrafiltration of activated sludge: Flocculation and membrane fouling

Desalination

Volumn 281, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 142-150

  Matos, María ^a   Benito, José M ^b   Cambiella, Ángel ^c   Coca, José ^a   Pazos, Carmen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BURGOS   (Spain)

^c Wehrle Medioambiente SL   (Spain)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Flocculation; Fouling; Organic membranes; Ultrafiltration

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; CATIONIC POLYMERS; CROSS FLOWS; FEED VOLUME; FLAT MEMBRANE; FLOC SIZE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT CUTOFF; OPTIMAL DOSAGE; ORGANIC MEMBRANES; PERMEATE FLUX; POLYAMINES; POLYETHERSULFONE MEMBRANE; POLYETHERSULFONES; REGENERATED CELLULOSE; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; ETHERS; MEMBRANE FOULING; MEMBRANES; OPTIMIZATION; PILOT PLANTS; ULTRAFILTRATION; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER FILTRATION; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

FLOCCULATION;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FLOCCULATION; FOULING; MEMBRANE; ULTRAFILTRATION; WASTE FACILITY; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 80054861677     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2011.07.058     Document Type: Article

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