Intermittent filtration and gas bubbling for fouling reduction in anaerobic membrane bioreactors

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 423-424, Issue , 2012, Pages 136-142

  Ceron Vivas A ^a   Morgan Sagastume, J M ^a   Noyola, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Extracellular polymeric substances; Gas bubbling; Membrane fouling; Soluble microbial products; UASB

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; CARBOHYDRATE FRACTIONS; COD REMOVAL EFFICIENCY; CONTINUOUS FILTRATION; EXTRA-CELLULAR POLYMERIC SUBSTANCES; FILTRATION TESTS; FOULING REDUCTION; GAS BUBBLING; HYDRAULIC RETENTION TIME; INTERNAL MIXING; MUNICIPAL WASTEWATERS; OPERATION MODE; ORGANIC LOADING RATES; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SOLUBLE MICROBIAL PRODUCTS; UASB; UASB REACTOR;

BIOREACTORS; CARBOHYDRATES; LOADING; MEMBRANE FOULING; NITROGEN REMOVAL; POLYMERS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BUBBLE FORMATION;

ORGANIC MATTER;

ANAEROBIC REACTOR; ARTICLE; BIOFOULING; EFFLUENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRAFILTRATION; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84867748294     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2012.08.008     Document Type: Article

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