Principles of an enhanced MBR-process with mechanical cleaning

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 64, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1951-1958

  Rosenberger, S ^a   Helmus, F P ^a   Krause, S ^b   Bareth, A ^b   Meyer Blumenroth, U ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES OSNABRÜCK   (Germany)

^b Microdyn Nadir GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

MBR pilot plant; Mechanical cleaning process; Plastic particle

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; CLEANING PROTOCOLS; FLAT SHEETS; FLUIDISED BED; MAXIMUM DENSITY; MECHANICAL CLEANING; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; MEMBRANE MODULE; MODEL SUSPENSION; OPTIMISATIONS; PARTICLE DISTRIBUTIONS; PARTICLE RETENTION; PLASTIC PARTICLE; REACTOR GEOMETRIES; SUBMERGED MEMBRANE MODULE;

BIOREACTORS; FLUIDIZATION; FLUIDIZED BEDS; MEMBRANE FOULING; MEMBRANES; PILOT PLANTS; SEWAGE;

CHEMICAL CLEANING;

CHEMICAL COMPOUND; HYPOCHLORITE; PLASTIC;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIOREACTOR; DIAMETER; GEOMETRY; MEMBRANE; OPTIMIZATION; PLASTIC; SEWAGE; VISCOSITY;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; CLEANING; FLUIDIZED BED; MECHANICAL CLEANING; MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE REACTOR; SEWAGE TREATMENT; VELOCITY; VISCOSITY;

BIOFOULING; BIOREACTORS; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FACILITY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; FILTRATION; HYDRODYNAMICS; MECHANICAL PROCESSES; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PARTICLE SIZE; PILOT PROJECTS; PLASTICS; SEWAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 82655164183     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2011.765     Document Type: Article

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