The influence of solids retention time on activated sludge bioflocculation and membrane fouling in a membrane bioreactor (MBR)

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 401-402, Issue , 2012, Pages 48-55

  Van den Broeck, R ^a   Van Dierdonck, J ^a   Nijskens, P ^b   Dotremont, C ^b   Krzeminski, P ^c   van der Graaf, J H J M ^c   van Lier, J B ^c   Van Impe, J F M ^a   Smets, I Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b Keppel Seghers   (Belgium)

^c DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Activated sludge filterability; Bioflocculation; Image analysis; Membrane bioreactor (MBR); Membrane fouling; Solids retention time (SRT)

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AUTOMATED IMAGE ANALYSIS; BIOFLOCCULATION; CHARACTERIZATION METHODS; DIRECT MECHANISM; FOULING RATE; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR (MBR); PILOT SCALE; SOLIDS RETENTION TIME; SOLIDS RETENTION TIME (SRT); STABLE OPERATION;

BIOREACTORS; IMAGE ANALYSIS;

MEMBRANE FOULING;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; FILTRATION; FLOCCULATION; FOULING CONTROL; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; MEMBRANE FOULING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLID;

EID: 84858441624     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2012.01.028     Document Type: Article

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