Factors that affect the permeability of commercial hollow-fibre membranes in a submerged anaerobic MBR (HF-SAnMBR) system

Water Research

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 1277-1288

  Robles, A ^a   Ruano, M V ^b   Ribes, J ^b   Ferrer, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Back flush frequency; Biogas sparging; Commercial hollow fibre membranes; Membrane permeability; Submerged anaerobic membrane bioreactor

Indexed keywords

BIOREACTORS; CHEMICAL CLEANING; MICROFILTRATION; WATER FILTRATION;

BACK-FLUSH FREQUENCY; HOLLOW-FIBRE MEMBRANE; KOCH MEMBRANE SYSTEMS; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; SUB-CRITICAL CONDITION; SUBMERGED ANAEROBIC MBR; SUBMERGED ANAEROBIC MEMBRANE BIOREACTORS; ULTRA-FILTRATION MEMBRANES;

GAS PERMEABLE MEMBRANES;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOGAS; FILTRATION; MEMBRANE; PERMEABILITY; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; FILTRATION; FOULING PREVENTION; HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLID; SPARGING; SUBMERGED ANAEROBIC MEMBRANE; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84872675130     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2012.11.055     Document Type: Article

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