Impact of temperature on raw wastewater composition and activated sludge filterability in full-scale MBR systems for municipal sewage treatment

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 423-424, Issue , 2012, Pages 348-361

  Krzeminski, P ^a   Iglesias Obelleiro, A ^b   Madebo, G ^c   Garrido, J M ^b   van der Graaf, J H J M ^d   van Lier, J B ^a,c  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^c UNESCO IHE INSTITUTE FOR WATER EDUCATION   (Netherlands)

^d WITTEVEEN BOS   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Activated sludge filterability; Biodegradability; DFCm; Membrane bioreactor (MBR); Raw wastewater composition; Soluble compounds; Temperature influence

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; DFCM; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; RAW WASTEWATERS; SOLUBLE COMPOUNDS; TEMPERATURE INFLUENCE;

BIOACTIVITY; BIODEGRADABILITY; BIODEGRADATION; DETERIORATION; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS;

VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; BIOMASS; BIOPOLYMER CLUSTER; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DELFT FILTRATION CHARACTERIZATION METHOD; DOMESTIC WASTE; FILTRATION; FRACTIONATION; LOW TEMPERATURE; MEMBRANE REACTOR; MIXED LIQUOR SUSPENDED SOLID; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIROMETRY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SOLUBLE MICROBIAL PRODUCT; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TEMPERATURE; VOLATILE SUSPENDED SOLID; WASTE WATER;

EID: 84867748615     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2012.08.032     Document Type: Article

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