Bio-entrapped membrane reactor for organic matter removal and membrane fouling reduction

Desalination and Water Treatment

Volumn 50, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 59-66

  Ng, Kok Kwang ^a   Wu, Chien Ju ^a   You, Li Yuan ^a   Kuo, Chin Sheng ^a   Lin, Cheng Fang ^a   Hong, Andy Pui Kwan ^b   Yang, Ping Yi ^c  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b University of Utah   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Bio entrapped membrane reactor; Conventional membrane bioreactor; Hydraulic retention time; Intermittent aeration; Membrane fouling; Soluble microbial products

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875793842     PISSN: 19443994     EISSN: 19443986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19443994.2012.708538     Document Type: Article

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