Transverse vibration as novel membrane fouling mitigation strategy in anaerobic membrane bioreactor applications

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 455, Issue , 2014, Pages 320-329

  Kola, Anusha ^a   Ye, Yun ^a   Le Clech, Pierre ^a   Chen, Vicki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anaerobic bioreactor; Backwash; Membrane fouling; Membrane vibration; Relaxation

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC BIOREACTORS; ANAEROBIC MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; BACKWASH; HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANES; MEMBRANE VIBRATIONS; RELAXATION; SUBMERGED HOLLOW FIBERS; SUSPENDED SOLID CONCENTRATION;

BIOREACTORS; MEMBRANE FOULING; MEMBRANES;

FILTRATION;

DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER;

ANAEROBIC REACTOR; ARTICLE; CROSSFLOW FILTRATION; EFFLUENT; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; FILTRATION; FOULING CONTROL; FRACTIONATION; HYDRODYNAMICS; MEMBRANE FILTER; MEMBRANE REACTOR; MEMBRANE RESISTANCE; OSCILLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENTATION; SHEAR RATE; SPARGING; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; VIBRATION; VISCOSITY; WASTE WATER;

EID: 84893097445     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2013.12.078     Document Type: Article

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