New proposed conceptual mathematical models for biomass viability and membrane fouling of membrane bioreactor

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 142, Issue , 2013, Pages 737-740

  Zuthi, M F R ^a   Ngo, H H ^a   Guo, W S ^a   Li, J X ^b   Xia, S Q ^c   Zhang, Z Q ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b TIANJIN POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Biomass viability; Colloidal compounds; Membrane bioreactor; Membrane fouling; Soluble microbial products

Indexed keywords

BIOREACTORS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MEMBRANE FOULING;

COLLOIDAL COMPOUNDS; EXTRACELLULAR POLYMERIC SUBSTANCES; MEASURABLE PARAMETERS; MEMBRANE BIO REACTOR (MBR); MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; NEW MATHEMATICAL MODEL; OPERATING PARAMETERS; SOLUBLE MICROBIAL PRODUCTS;

BIOMASS;

BIOFOULING; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; COLLOID; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; MEMBRANE; NUMERICAL MODEL;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; COLLOID; FOULING CONTROL; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; MEMBRANE FOULING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 84879837367     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2013.05.115     Document Type: Article

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