Effects of biopolymer discharge from MBR mixture on sludge characteristics and membrane fouling

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 193-194, Issue , 2012, Pages 77-87

  Wang, Zhiwei ^a   Mei, Xiaojie ^a   Wu, Zhichao ^a   Ye, Shaofan ^a   Yang, Dianhai ^a  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Biopolymers; Extracellular polymeric substances (EPS); Membrane bioreactor (MBR); Membrane fouling; Soluble microbial products (SMP)

Indexed keywords

DEWATERABILITY; EXCITATION-EMISSION MATRIX FLUORESCENCES; EXTRACELLULAR POLYMERIC SUBSTANCES; FOULING POTENTIAL; GAIN INSIGHT; GEL-FILTRATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; SLUDGE CHARACTERISTICS; SLUDGE DEWATERABILITY; SLUDGE FLOCS; SOLUBLE MICROBIAL PRODUCTS; TRANSMEMBRANE PRESSURES;

BIOPOLYMERS; BIOREACTORS; CARBOHYDRATES; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; MEMBRANE FOULING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION; POLYMERS; PROTEINS;

BIOMOLECULES;

EID: 84862519598     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2012.04.019     Document Type: Article

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