The effect of COD/N ratio on process performance and membrane fouling in a submerged bioreactor

Desalination

Volumn 285, Issue , 2012, Pages 232-238

  Feng, Suping ^a   Zhang, Nannan ^a   Liu, Hanchao ^a   Du, Xiaolin ^a   Liu, Yongli ^a   Lin, Hai ^b  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ELECTRONIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

COD N ratio; EPS; MBR; Membrane fouling; NH 4 +; SMP

Indexed keywords

COD/N RATIO; EPS; MBR; NH 4 +; SMP;

MEMBRANE FOULING; POSITIVE IONS; WASTEWATER;

BIOREACTORS;

BIOREACTOR; CATION; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FOULING; MEMBRANE; NITROGEN; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POLYMER; SLUDGE; SUBMERGED BODY;

EID: 84855202263     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2011.10.008     Document Type: Article

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