New insights into membrane fouling based on characterization of cake sludge and bulk sludge: An especial attention to sludge aggregation

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 128, Issue , 2013, Pages 586-592

  Su, Xinying ^a   Tian, Yu ^a   Li, Hui ^a   Wang, Cuina ^a  

^a HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Extended DLVO theory; Membrane bioreactor (MBR); Membrane fouling; Sludge aggregation

Indexed keywords

BIOREACTORS; COLLOIDS; HYDROPHOBICITY;

CAKE FORMATION; EXTENDED DLVO THEORY; EXTRA-CELLULAR POLYMERIC SUBSTANCES; FOULING POTENTIAL; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; NEGATIVE CHARGE; SLUDGE CHARACTERISTICS;

MEMBRANE FOULING;

POLYMER;

BIOFOULING; BIOREACTOR; COLLOID; INDEX METHOD; MEMBRANE; POLYMER; SLUDGE;

ARTICLE; BIOFOULING; BULK SLUDGE; CAKE SLUDGE; COLLOID; HYDROPHOBICITY; MEMBRANE REACTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLUDGE; SLUDGE SETTLING;

EID: 84870552315     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2012.11.005     Document Type: Article

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