The role of EPS in fouling and foaming phenomena for a membrane bioreactor

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 147, Issue , 2013, Pages 184-192

  Cosenza, Alida ^a   Di Bella, Gaetano ^b   Mannina, Giorgio ^a   Torregrossa, Michele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b KORE UNIVERSITY OF ENNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Foaming; Fouling; MBR plant; Nutrient removal

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; BIOREACTORS; RUNWAY FOAMING; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

CONVENTIONAL ACTIVATED SLUDGES; EXTRACELLULAR POLYMERIC SUBSTANCE (EPSS); FOULING PHENOMENA; FOULING RATE; MBR PLANT; MEMBRANE BIO REACTOR (MBR); MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; NUTRIENT REMOVAL;

FOULING;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIOREACTOR; EXOPOLYMER; FOAM; FOULING; MEMBRANE; NUTRIENT; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BIOFOULING; ENZYME MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; FILAMENTOUS ALGA; FOAMING; NONHUMAN; POLYMERIZATION; POPULATION ABUNDANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLUDGE; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

FOAMING; FOULING; MBR PLANT; NUTRIENT REMOVAL;

BIOREACTORS; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; POLYMERS;

EID: 84883355554     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2013.08.026     Document Type: Article

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