Membrane fouling mechanism in dead-end microfiltration of denitrifying granular sludge mixed liquors developed in SBRs at different calcium concentrations

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 396, Issue , 2012, Pages 74-82

  Liu, Ya Juan ^a   Sun, Darren Delai ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Cake layer prefilter; Calcium; Granules; Microfiltration; Mixed liquor; Supernatant

Indexed keywords

CAKE LAYER; CALCIUM CONCENTRATION; DEAD END MICROFILTRATION; EXTRA-CELLULAR POLYMERIC SUBSTANCES; FINE PARTICLES; FOULING MECHANISMS; GRANULAR SLUDGE; GRANULE CONCENTRATION; GRANULES; MEMBRANE SURFACE; MIXED LIQUOR; PREFILTERS; SEQUENCING BATCH REACTORS; SUPERNATANT; SUPERNATANTS; TOTAL RESISTANCE;

CALCIUM; COLLOID CHEMISTRY; COLLOIDS; DENITRIFICATION; GRANULAR MATERIALS; GRANULATION; MEMBRANE FOULING; MICROFILTRATION;

PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

CALCIUM;

ARTICLE; COLLOID; DENITRIFICATION; FOULING CONTROL; LIQUID; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MEMBRANE RESISTANCE; MICROFILTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCING BATCH REACTOR; SLUDGE; SUPERNATANT;

EID: 84862809366     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2011.12.049     Document Type: Article

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