The influence of hydrolysis induced biopolymers from recycled aerobic sludge on specific methanogenic activity and sludge filterability in an anaerobic membrane bioreactor

Water Research

Volumn 51, Issue , 2014, Pages 284-292

  Buntner, D ^a   Spanjers, H ^b   van Lier, J B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

AnMBR; BPC; EPS; Fouling; Sludge hydrolysis; SMP

Indexed keywords

BIOMOLECULES; BIOREACTORS; CARBOHYDRATES; HYDROLYSIS; MEMBRANE FOULING; MICROFILTRATION;

AEROBIC SLUDGE; ANMBR; BPC; COLLOIDAL FRACTIONS; EPS; SLUDGE HYDROLYSIS; SMP; SPECIFIC METHANOGENIC ACTIVITY; SPECIFIC RESISTANCE TO FILTRATION; SUPERNATANTS;

BIOPOLYMERS;

BIOPOLYMER; CARBOHYDRATE;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOFOULING; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; CARBOHYDRATE; COLLOID; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FILTRATION; FRACTIONATION; HYDROLYSIS; OXIC CONDITIONS; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POLYMER; SLUDGE;

AEROBIC SLUDGE; ARTICLE; BIOFOULING; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; FILTRATION; HYDROLYSIS; INOCULATION; MEMBRANE REACTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLUDGE; SPECIFIC METHANOGENIC ACTIVITY; SUPERNATANT; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

ANMBR; BPC; EPS; FOULING; SLUDGE HYDROLYSIS; SMP;

BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; BIOLOGICAL OXYGEN DEMAND ANALYSIS; BIOPOLYMERS; BIOREACTORS; CARBON; FILTRATION; HYDROLYSIS; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; METHANE; SEWAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84895076485     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2013.10.065     Document Type: Article

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