Cathode membrane fouling reduction and sludge property in membrane bioreactor integrating electrocoagulation and electrostatic repulsion

Separation and Purification Technology

Volumn 100, Issue , 2012, Pages 44-50

  Liu, Jiadong ^a   Liu, Lifen ^a   Gao, Bo ^a   Yang, Fenglin ^a  

^a DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Conductive membrane; Electric field; Electrocoagulation; Membrane fouling

Indexed keywords

ANODE CORROSION; COMPARATIVE TESTS; CONDUCTIVE MEMBRANES; ELECTROCOAGULATION; ELECTROSTATIC REPULSION; EXTRACELLULAR POLYMERIC SUBSTANCES; FERROUS IRON; FILTRATION CYCLES; FOULANTS; FOULING REDUCTION; HIGH CURRENTS; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; MEMBRANE CLEANING; MEMBRANE FILTRATIONS; SLUDGE ACTIVITY; SLUDGE PROPERTIES; SPECIFIC FILTRATION RESISTANCE;

BIOREACTORS; CATHODES; CLEANING; COAGULATION; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; MEMBRANE FOULING; MEMBRANES;

MICROFILTRATION;

EID: 84866653324     PISSN: 13835866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2012.08.029     Document Type: Article

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