Fouling characteristics of a membrane bioreactor and nanofiltration hybrid system for municipal wastewater reclamation

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 130, Issue , 2013, Pages 239-247

  Chon, Kangmin ^a   Cho, Jaeweon ^a   Shon, Ho Kyong ^b  

^a Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Effluent organic matter; Fouling characteristics; Membrane bioreactor; Municipal wastewater reclamation; Nanofiltration

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOREACTORS; CONTACT ANGLE; DESORPTION; HYBRID SYSTEMS; HYDROPHILICITY; NANOFILTRATION; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

EFFLUENT ORGANIC MATTER; EMISSION WAVELENGTH; EXCITATION WAVELENGTH; FLUORESCENCE INTENSITIES; FLUX DECLINE; FLUX DECLINE RATES; FOULING CHARACTERISTICS; FOULING LAYER COMPOSITION; HYDROPHOBIC AND HYDROPHILIC; INVESTIGATE EFFECTS; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; MEMBRANE CHARACTERISTICS; MICROBIAL GROWTH; MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; NF MEMBRANES; SURFACE ZETA POTENTIAL;

MEMBRANES;

ORGANIC MATTER;

BIOREACTOR; EFFLUENT; FLUORESCENCE; FOULING; MEMBRANE; ORGANIC MATTER; POLYSACCHARIDE; ULTRAFILTRATION; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; DESORPTION; FLUORESCENCE; FOULING CONTROL; HYDROPHOBICITY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NANOFILTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; ZETA POTENTIAL;

EID: 84872245005     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2012.12.007     Document Type: Article

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