Insights into membrane fouling of submerged membrane bioreactors by characterizing different fouling layers formed on membrane surfaces

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 179, Issue , 2012, Pages 169-177

  Wang, Qiaoying ^a   Wang, Zhiwei ^a   Wu, Zhichao ^a   Ma, Jinxing ^a   Jiang, Ziyi ^a  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Gel layer; Membrane fouling; Sludge cake layer; Submerged MBRs; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

AERATION RATE; DISTRIBUTION PROFILES; EXTRACELLULAR POLYMERIC SUBSTANCES; FORMATION MECHANISM; FOULANTS; FOULING LAYERS; GEL LAYERS; INORGANIC ELEMENTS; MACROMOLECULAR CHARACTER; MEAN PARTICLE SIZE; MEMBRANE SURFACE; ORGANIC MATERIALS; SLUDGE CAKE; SOLUBLE MICROBIAL PRODUCTS; SPECIFIC RESISTANCES; SUBMERGED MBRS; SUBMERGED MEMBRANE BIOREACTORS;

BIOREACTORS; MEMBRANE FOULING; ORGANIC ACIDS; SODIUM; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

GELS;

EID: 84155186403     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2011.10.074     Document Type: Article

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