Membrane fouling in a submerged membrane bioreactor: Effect of pH and its implications

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 152, Issue , 2014, Pages 7-14

  Zhang, Ye ^a   Zhang, Meijia ^a   Wang, Fangyuan ^a   Hong, Huachang ^a   Wang, Aijun ^a   Wang, Juan ^b   Weng, Xuexiang ^a   Lin, Hongjun ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Jinhua Institute of Environmental Science Research   (China)

Author keywords

Energy barrier; Membrane bioreactor; Membrane fouling; Osmotic pressure; XDLVO approach

Indexed keywords

BIOREACTORS; ENERGY BARRIERS; MEMBRANE FOULING; OSMOSIS; THERMOANALYSIS;

FOULING MITIGATION; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; MEMBRANE SURFACE; PRESSURE MECHANISMS; REPULSIVE ENERGY; SUBMERGED MEMBRANE BIOREACTORS; THERMO DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; XDLVO APPROACH;

PH EFFECTS;

BIOFOULING; BIOREACTOR; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FLOCCULATION; MEMBRANE; OSMOSIS; PH; PRESSURE EFFECT; SLUDGE;

ARTICLE; BIOFOULING; ENERGY; MEMBRANE FOULING; MEMBRANE REACTOR; MEMBRANE RESISTANCE; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBMERGED MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; THERMODYNAMICS;

ENERGY BARRIER; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; MEMBRANE FOULING; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; XDLVO APPROACH;

BIOFOULING; BIOREACTORS; FILTRATION; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LEWIS ACIDS; LEWIS BASES; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; POROSITY; SEWAGE; STATIC ELECTRICITY; THERMODYNAMICS; WASTE WATER;

EID: 84888215207     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2013.10.096     Document Type: Article

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