Relation between the stability of activated sludge flocs and membrane fouling in MBR: Under different SRTs

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 118, Issue , 2012, Pages 477-482

  Tian, Yu ^a   Su, Xinying ^a  

^a HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Membrane bioreactor; Membrane fouling; Shear sensitivity; Sludge characteristics; Stability

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE FLOCS; EXTRACELLULAR POLYMER SUBSTANCE; FILAMENTOUS BACTERIA; FILTRATION RESISTANCE; FOULING LAYERS; FOULING PHENOMENA; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; PRIMARY PARTICLES; SHEAR SENSITIVITY; SHEAR TESTS; SLUDGE CHARACTERISTICS; SLUDGE FLOCS; TEST CONDITION;

ADHESION; BIOREACTORS; CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; MEMBRANE FOULING;

STABILITY;

AMINO ACID; POLYMER;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ADHESION; BIOFOULING; BIOREACTOR; EROSION; FILTRATION; FLOCCULATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; MEMBRANE; SHEAR STRESS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIOFOULING; HYDROPHOBICITY; LIQUID; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; MEMBRANE FILTER; MEMBRANE REACTOR; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SHEAR STRENGTH; SLUDGE RETAIN TIME; SOLID; TIME;

ADHESIVENESS; BIOFOULING; BIOREACTORS; FLOCCULATION; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PARTICLE SIZE; PRESSURE; SEWAGE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84862272710     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2012.05.072     Document Type: Article

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