Ragging phenomenon characterisation and impact in a full-scale MBR

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 810-816

  Gabarron S ^a   Gomez M ^a,b   Monclus H ^a   Rodriguez Roda I ^a,c   Comas, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^c GS Inima Environment   (Spain)

Author keywords

Fibres; Full scale; Membrane bioreactor; Municipal wastewater; Ragging

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARY SUCTION TIME; FULL-SCALE; MEMBRANE BIO REACTOR (MBR); MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MUNICIPAL WASTEWATERS; OPERATIONAL CHALLENGES; RAGGING;

BIOREACTORS; FEEDWATER ANALYSIS; FIBERS;

CHEMICAL CLEANING;

BIOREACTOR; FILTRATION; LITERATURE REVIEW; MEMBRANE; PERMEABILITY; SLUDGE; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; CLEANING; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); MEMBRANE FILTER; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MEMBRANE REACTOR; SLUDGE; SOIL; TEXTILE FIBER; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

BIOREACTORS; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; PERMEABILITY; TEXTILES; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84874837878     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2012.633     Document Type: Article

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