Effect of imposed flux on fouling behavior in high rate membrane bioreactor

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 122, Issue , 2012, Pages 42-49

  Johir, M A H ^a   George, J ^a   Vigneswaran, S ^a   Kandasamy, J ^a   Sathasivan, A ^b   Grasmick, A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Extracellular polymeric substances; Imposed flux; Membrane bioreactor; Membrane fouling; Molecular weight distribution

Indexed keywords

AERATION RATE; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTERS; EXTRA-CELLULAR POLYMERIC SUBSTANCES; FOULING BEHAVIOR; HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT; HIGH RATE; LOW FLUX; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; ORGANICS; SOLUBLE MICROBIAL PRODUCTS; SUBMERGED MEMBRANE BIOREACTORS;

CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; MEMBRANE FOULING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION; POLYMERS;

BIOREACTORS;

ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC MATTER; POLYMER;

AMMONIUM; BIOFOULING; BIOREACTOR; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; FLUX MEASUREMENT; MEMBRANE; NITROGEN; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; POLYMER;

AERATION; ARTICLE; BIOFOULING; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; MEMBRANE REACTOR; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE;

AEROBIOSIS; BIOFOULING; BIOPOLYMERS; BIOREACTORS; FILTRATION; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; POROSITY; SOLUBILITY; TIME FACTORS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

EID: 84866006944     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2012.02.107     Document Type: Article

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