Determination of fouling-related critical flux in self-forming dynamic membrane bioreactors: Interference of membrane compressibility

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 390-391, Issue , 2012, Pages 113-120

  Liang, Shuang ^a   Zhao, Tingting ^a   Zhang, Jian ^a   Sun, Fengkai ^a   Liu, Cui ^b   Song, Lianfa ^b  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Texas Tech University   (United States)

Author keywords

Compressibility; Critical flux; Membrane bioreactor (MBR); Membrane fouling; Self forming dynamic membrane (SFDM)

Indexed keywords

CRITICAL FLUX; DYNAMIC MEMBRANES; FILTRATION CHARACTERISTICS; FLUX REDUCTION; INTERMITTENT RELAXATIONS; IRREVERSIBLE FOULING; MEASUREMENT PROTOCOL; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR (MBR); PRODUCTION MODES; SELF-FORMING DYNAMIC MEMBRANE (SFDM); STEP METHOD; SUPPORTING MATERIAL; TIME CONSUMPTION; TRANSMEMBRANE PRESSURES;

BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; BIOREACTORS; COMPRESSIBILITY; EFFLUENTS; MEMBRANE FOULING; MEMBRANES; THERMOMECHANICAL PULPING PROCESS; WATER FILTRATION;

MICROFILTRATION;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; BIOFOULING; COMPRESSION; CONTINUOUS PROCESS; FILTRATION; FLOW MEASUREMENT; FOULING PREVENTION; MEMBRANE REACTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; SELF FORMING DYNAMIC MEMBRANE; TRANSMEMBRANE PRESSURE STEP METHOD; WASTE WATER;

EID: 84855291543     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2011.11.026     Document Type: Article

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