Physical cleaning initiation controlled by transmembrane pressure set-point in a submerged membrane bioreactor

Separation and Purification Technology

Volumn 104, Issue , 2013, Pages 55-63

  Villarroel, Rafael ^a   Delgado, Sebastián ^a   González, Enrique ^a   Morales, Míriam ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Fouling; Physical cleaning methods; Set point pressure; Submerged membrane bioreactor

Indexed keywords

BACK-FLUSHING; CLEANING EFFICIENCY; CLEANING METHODS; FILTRATION UNIT; FOULING RATE; FOULING RESISTANCE; OPERATION MODE; OPERATIONAL PARAMETERS; PERMEATE FLUX; PILOT SCALE; PROCESS PRODUCTIVITY; SLUDGE SAMPLES; SUBMERGED MEMBRANE BIOREACTORS; TRANSMEMBRANE PRESSURES; WATER PRODUCTION;

BIOREACTORS; FOULING; MEMBRANE FOULING; THERMOMECHANICAL PULPING PROCESS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

CLEANING;

EID: 84870857187     PISSN: 13835866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2012.10.047     Document Type: Article

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