Membrane bioreactor: TMP rise and characterization of bio-cake structure using CLSM-image analysis

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 419-420, Issue , 2012, Pages 33-41

  Hwang, Byung Kook ^a,b   Lee, Chung Hak ^c   Chang, In Soung ^d   Drews, Anja ^e   Field, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b Membrane Development Group   (South Korea)

^c Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^d Hoseo University   (South Korea)

^e UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bio cake resistance; Bio cake structure; CLSM image analysis; Membrane bioreactor (MBR); TMP jump

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES; BACTERIAL CELLS; CAKE RESISTANCE; CLSM-IMAGE ANALYSIS; CONFOCAL LASER SCANNING MICROSCOPY; EXTRA-CELLULAR POLYMERIC SUBSTANCES; MEMBRANE BIOFOULING; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; QUANTITATIVE IMAGE ANALYSIS; SPATIAL CHANGES; STRUCTURAL PARAMETER; TMP JUMP;

BIOREACTORS; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; SOLVENTS; THERMOMECHANICAL PULPING PROCESS;

IMAGE ANALYSIS;

POLYMER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BIOCAKE; BIOFOULING; BIOREACTOR; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; MEMBRANE REACTOR; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; POROSITY; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TRANSMEMBRANE PRESSURE; VALIDITY;

EID: 84865022998     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2012.06.031     Document Type: Article

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