Fouling control mechanism by suspended biofilm carriers addition in submerged ceramic membrane bioreactors

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 427, Issue , 2013, Pages 250-258

  Jin, Le ^a   Ong, Say Leong ^a   Ng, How Yong ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Cake layer; Ceramic membrane; Fouling control; Membrane bioreactor; Suspended biofilm carriers

Indexed keywords

BIOFILM CARRIERS; CAKE FORMATION; CAKE LAYER; CAKE RESISTANCE; DOMESTIC WASTEWATER; EXCITATION EMISSION MATRICES; FOULING CONTROL; INORGANIC MATTERS; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT COMPOUNDS; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; MEMBRANE SURFACE; TOTAL RESISTANCE;

CERAMIC MEMBRANES; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MEMBRANE FOULING; PROTEINS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BIOREACTORS;

BIOCERAMICS; BIOPOLYMER; INORGANIC COMPOUND; ORGANIC CARBON;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; BIOMASS; BIOMASS DISTRIBUTION; BIOREACTOR; CERAMICS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; EXCITATION; FILTER CAKE; FOULING CONTROL; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBMERGED CERAMIC MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; WASTE WATER;

EID: 84871797492     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2012.09.016     Document Type: Article

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