Disintegration and acidification of MBR sludge under alkaline conditions

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 231, Issue , 2013, Pages 206-213

  Yu, Hongguang ^a   Wang, Zhiwei ^a   Wang, Qiaoying ^a   Wu, Zhichao ^a   Ma, Jinxing ^a  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Membrane bioreactor; Sludge acidification; Sludge disintegration; Waste activated sludge; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE CONDITIONS; ANAEROBIC CONDITIONS; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION PROCESS; EXTRACELLULAR POLYMERIC SUBSTANCES; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; SLUDGE DISINTEGRATION; VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS (VFAS); WASTE ACTIVATED SLUDGES;

ACIDIFICATION; ALKALINITY; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIOREACTORS; CELL MEMBRANES; CYTOLOGY; PH; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS;

EID: 84881228252     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2013.07.012     Document Type: Article

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