Microbial relevant fouling in membrane bioreactors: Influencing factors, characterization, and fouling control

Membranes

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 565-584

  Wu, Bing ^a   Fane, Anthony G ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Extracellular polymeric substances; Membrane fouling; Microbial community structure; Microbial flocs; Microbial soluble substances

Indexed keywords

BIOREACTORS; MICROORGANISMS;

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; EXTRA-CELLULAR POLYMERIC SUBSTANCES; FOULING CONTROL; FOULING MECHANISMS; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; MEMBRANE FOULANTS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY STRUCTURES; MICROBIAL FLOC; MICROBIAL PRODUCTS; ORGANIC/INORGANIC; SOLUBLE SUBSTANCES;

MEMBRANE FOULING;

EID: 84872007895     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20770375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/membranes2030565     Document Type: Review

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