Effect of on-line ultrasound on the properties of activated sludge mixed liquor and the controlling of membrane fouling in SMBR

Desalination and Water Treatment

Volumn 51, Issue 19-21, 2013, Pages 3938-3947

  Li, Min ^a   Wang, Yuan ^a   Gong, Cunpeng ^a  

^a BEIJING FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Filtration resistance; Membrane fouling; On line ultrasound; Submerged membrane bioreactor

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879128247     PISSN: 19443994     EISSN: 19443986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19443994.2013.795007     Document Type: Article

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