New insights into membrane fouling in submerged MBR under sub-critical flux condition

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 137, Issue , 2013, Pages 404-408

  Li, Jianfeng ^a   Zhang, Xiuxiu ^a   Cheng, Fangqin ^a   Liu, Yu ^b,c  

^a SHANXI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^c NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Biomass characteristics; Fouling rate characterization; Membrane bioreactor; Membrane fouling; Sub critical flux operation

Indexed keywords

SHAPE MEMORY EFFECT; THERMOMECHANICAL PULPING PROCESS;

EXPONENTIAL INCREASE; FLOC CHARACTERISTICS; FOULING PHENOMENA; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; SUB-CRITICAL FLUXES; SUBMERGED MBR; THREE-STAGE PROCESS; TRANSMEMBRANE PRESSURES;

MEMBRANE FOULING;

ACCELERATION; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; FLOCCULATION; FOULING; MEMBRANE;

ARTICLE; BIOFOULING; MEMBRANE REACTOR; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLUDGE; TRANSMEMBRANE PRESSURE;

EID: 84877081950     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2013.03.158     Document Type: Article

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