Minute electric field reduced membrane fouling and improved performance of membrane bioreactor

Separation and Purification Technology

Volumn 86, Issue , 2012, Pages 106-112

  Liu, Lifen ^a   Liu, Jiadong ^a   Gao, Bo ^a   Yang, Fenglin ^a  

^a DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Electric field; Electrophoresis; Membrane bioreactor; Membrane fouling

Indexed keywords

APPLIED ELECTRIC FIELD; COPPER WIRES; ELECTROPHORESIS FORCES; EPS PRODUCTION; EXTRA-CELLULAR POLYMERIC SUBSTANCES; FILTRATION CYCLES; FLAT MEMBRANE; FOULING REDUCTION; LOW VOLTAGES; LOW-INTENSITY; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; MEMBRANE MODULE; MUNICIPAL WASTEWATERS; NON-WOVEN; OPERATING CYCLE; PERMEATE FLUX; SLUDGE ACTIVITY; STAINLESS STEEL MESH; TREATMENT EFFICIENCY;

BIOCONVERSION; BIOREACTORS; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTROPHORESIS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; MEMBRANE FOULING; MEMBRANES; POLYPROPYLENES; STAINLESS STEEL; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WIRE;

MICROFILTRATION;

EID: 84856361964     PISSN: 13835866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2011.10.030     Document Type: Article

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