A modified method for evaluation of critical flux, fouling rate and in situ determination of resistance and compressibility in MBR under different fouling conditions

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 453, Issue , 2014, Pages 1-11

  Diez, V ^a   Ezquerra, D ^a   Cabezas, J L ^a   Garcia A ^a   Ramos, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BURGOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

AnMBR; Compressibility; Critical flux; Filtration resistance; Fouling rate

Indexed keywords

ANMBR; COMPRESSIBILITY INDEX; COMPRESSION EFFECTS; CRITICAL FLUX; FILTRATION RESISTANCE; FOULING RATE; IRREVERSIBLE FOULING; TIME-DEPENDENT COMPRESSION;

COMPRESSIBILITY; MICROFILTRATION;

FOULING;

ARTICLE; BIOFOULING; COMPRESSION; EVALUATION; HYSTERESIS; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; MEMBRANE FILTER; MEMBRANE REACTOR; MEMBRANE RESISTANCE; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WASTE WATER;

EID: 84887800326     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2013.10.055     Document Type: Article

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