Optimization of the operating parameters for online ultrasonic on controlling membrane fouling in SMBR

Desalination and Water Treatment

Volumn 51, Issue 19-21, 2013, Pages 3832-3839

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

^a BEIJING FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Membrane fouling; Online ultrasonic cleaning; Sludge reduction; Submerged membrane bioreactor

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879187780     PISSN: 19443994     EISSN: 19443986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19443994.2013.782087     Document Type: Article

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