Sub-critical long-term operation of industrial scale hollow-fibre membranes in a submerged anaerobic MBR (HF-SAnMBR) system

Separation and Purification Technology

Volumn 100, Issue , 2012, Pages 88-96

  Robles, A ^a   Ruano, M V ^b   Ribes, J ^b   Ferrer, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Filtering resistance; Industrial scale hollow fibre membranes; Long term operation; Sub critical filtration; Submerged anaerobic MBR

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC ENVIRONMENT; CHEMICAL PRECIPITATION; DEMONSTRATION PLANTS; FOULING RATE; HOLLOW-FIBRE MEMBRANE; INDUSTRIAL SCALE; IRREVERSIBLE FOULING; LONG TERM PERFORMANCE; LONG-TERM OPERATION; MEMBRANE PERFORMANCE; MEMBRANE TANKS; OPERATING MODES; PH LEVELS; SUB-CRITICAL; SUBMERGED ANAEROBIC MBR; TOTAL SOLIDS; ULTRA-FILTRATION MEMBRANES; URBAN WASTEWATER;

ALKALINITY; BIOGAS; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CARBON DIOXIDE; INDUSTRY; MEMBRANES; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); ULTRAFILTRATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

MICROFILTRATION;

EID: 84867092343     PISSN: 13835866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2012.09.010     Document Type: Article

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