Fouling reductions in a membrane bioreactor using an intermittent electric field and cathodic membrane modified by vapor phase polymerized pyrrole

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 394-395, Issue , 2012, Pages 202-208

  Liu, Lifen ^a   Liu, Jiadong ^a   Gao, Bo ^a   Yang, Fenglin ^a   Chellam, Shankar ^b  

^a DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Conductive polymer; Electro coagulation; Fouling reduction; Membrane bioreactor; Phosphorous removal

Indexed keywords

CONDUCTIVE POLYMER; ELECTRO-COAGULATION; FOULING REDUCTION; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; PHOSPHOROUS REMOVAL;

BIOCONVERSION; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; BIOREACTORS; CATHODES; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHEMICAL WATER TREATMENT; COAGULATION; EFFLUENTS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTROPHORESIS; PHOSPHORUS; POLYMERS; POLYPYRROLES; STAINLESS STEEL; VAPORS; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER QUALITY;

MEMBRANES;

PHOSPHORUS; PYRROLE; STAINLESS STEEL;

ARTICLE; CATHODE RAY TUBE; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTROCOAGULATION; ELECTROPHORESIS; FOULING CONTROL; INTERMITTENT CATHETERIZATION; INTERMITTENT ELECTRIC FIELD; MEMBRANE REACTOR; PARTICLE SIZE; PHASE TRANSITION; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SLUDGE TREATMENT; VAPOR; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 84862784073     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2011.12.042     Document Type: Article

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