Effect of powdered activated carbon (PAC) and cationic polymer on biofouling mitigation in hybrid MBRs

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 113, Issue , 2012, Pages 165-168

  Jamal Khan, S ^a   Visvanathan, C ^b   Jegatheesan, V ^c  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY NUST   (Pakistan)

^b ASIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

^c DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Extracellular polymeric substances (EPS); Membrane fouling; Membrane hybrid system; Particle size distribution

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION PHENOMENA; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVATED CARBON; CATIONIC POLYMERS; EXTRACELLULAR POLYMERIC SUBSTANCES; JAR TEST; LABORATORY SCALE; MEAN PARTICLE SIZE; POWDERED ACTIVATED CARBON; SLUDGE LAYER;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; FLOCCULATION; HYBRID SYSTEMS; MEMBRANE FOULING; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS;

POLYMERS;

ACTIVATED CARBON; EXTRACELLULAR POLYMERIC SUBSTANCE; MPE50; POLYMER; POWDERED ACTIVATED CARBON; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; BIOMASS; FILTRATION; FLOCCULATION; HYBRID; LABORATORY METHOD; ORGANIC MATTER; PARTICLE SIZE; POLYMER; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; BIOFOULING; BIOMASS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOCCULATION; MEMBRANE FILTER; MEMBRANE REACTOR; PARTICLE SIZE; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLUDGE TREATMENT;

BIOREACTORS; CARBON; CATIONS; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; PARTICLE SIZE; POLYMERS; POWDERS;

EID: 84860240205     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2011.12.107     Document Type: Article

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