Dependence of shear and concentration on fouling in a membrane bioreactor with rotating membrane discs

AIChE Journal

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 706-715

  Jørgensen, Mads K ^a   Pedersen, Malene T ^a   Christensen, Morten L ^a   Bentzen, Thomas R ^a  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Apparent viscosity; Non Newtonian fluids; Shear stress; Ultrafiltration

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; APPARENT VISCOSITY; LAMINAR FLOW REGIMES; MEMBRANE BIO REACTOR (MBR); MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; NON-NEWTONIAN BEHAVIORS; NON-NEWTONIAN FLUIDS; SLUDGE CONCENTRATION;

BIOREACTORS; CERAMIC MEMBRANES; LAMINAR FLOW; NON NEWTONIAN LIQUIDS; SHAFTS (MACHINE COMPONENTS); SHEAR DEFORMATION; SHEAR STRESS; ULTRAFILTRATION;

SHEAR FLOW;

EID: 84892444204     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: 15475905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.14302     Document Type: Article

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