Effect of sludge retention time on membrane bio-fouling using different type and pore size of membranes in a submerged membrane bioreactor

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 604-611

  Dizge, Nadir ^a   Koseoglu Imer, Derya Y ^a   Karagunduz, Ahmet ^a   Keskinler, Bulent ^a  

^a GEBZE TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Extracellular polymeric substances (EPS); Membrane bio fouling; Sludge retention time; Soluble microbial products (SMP); Submerged membrane bioreactor (SMBR)

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE REACTORS; CAKE RESISTANCE; CELLULOSE ACETATES; DIFFERENT PORE SIZES; EXTRACELLULAR POLYMERIC SUBSTANCES; FILTRATION RESISTANCE; FOULING MECHANISMS; MICRO-FILTRATION MEMBRANES; MIXED ESTERS; MIXED LIQUOR SUSPENDED SOLIDS; ORGANIC LOADING RATES; POLYETHERSULFONES; SLUDGE RETENTION TIME; SOLUBLE MICROBIAL PRODUCTS; STEADY STATE; STEADY-STATE CONDITION; SUBMERGED MEMBRANE; SUBMERGED MEMBRANE BIOREACTORS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; BIOREACTORS; CARBOHYDRATES; ETHERS; LOADING; MEMBRANE FOULING; MEMBRANES; POLYMERS;

MICROFILTRATION;

CARBOHYDRATE;

BIOFOULING; BIOREACTOR; CARBOHYDRATE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FILTRATION; FOULING; MEMBRANE; POLYMER; POROSITY; RETENTION; SLUDGE; SUBMERGED BODY; SUSPENDED LOAD; VISCOSITY;

ARTICLE; BIOFOULING; BIOMASS; CONCENTRATION PROCESS; LIQUID; MEMBRANE REACTOR; MICROFILTRATION; PARTICLE SIZE; SLUDGE; STEADY STATE; SUPERNATANT; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; VISCOSITY;

BIOFOULING; BIOREACTORS; CARBOHYDRATES; FILTRATION; HYDROPHOBIC AND HYDROPHILIC INTERACTIONS; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; PROTEINS; SEWAGE; TIME FACTORS; VISCOSITY;

EID: 84874093505     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2012.607     Document Type: Article

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