A critical review of extracellular polymeric substances (EPSs) in membrane bioreactors: Characteristics, roles in membrane fouling and control strategies

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 460, Issue , 2014, Pages 110-125

  Lin, Hongjun ^a   Zhang, Meijia ^a   Wang, Fangyuan ^a   Meng, Fangang ^c   Liao, Bao Qiang ^b   Hong, Huachang ^a   Chen, Jianrong ^a   Gao, Weijue ^b  

^a ZHEJIANG NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Extracellular polymeric substances; Membrane bioreactor; Membrane fouling; Osmotic pressure effect; Surface interaction

Indexed keywords

BIOCONVERSION; BIOREACTORS; MEMBRANE FOULING; OSMOSIS; POLYMERS; PRESSURE EFFECTS;

BIOLOGICAL SUBSTANCE; DEWATERING PROPERTIES; EXTRA-CELLULAR POLYMERIC SUBSTANCES; EXTRACELLULAR POLYMERIC SUBSTANCE (EPSS); FOULING MITIGATION; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; MEMBRANE FOULING MECHANISMS; SURFACE INTERACTIONS;

MEMBRANES;

BIOPOLYMER; EXTRACELLULAR POLYMERIC SUBSTANCE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BIODEGRADABILITY; BIOFOULING; BIOTECHNOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTROL STRATEGY; FLOCCULATION; FOAMING; FOULING CONTROL; HYDRODYNAMICS; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; MEMBRANE FOULING; MEMBRANE REACTOR; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SLUDGE; SLUDGE DEWATERING; SLUDGE MORPHOLOGY; SURFACE CHARGE; SURFACE PROPERTY;

EID: 84896118066     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2014.02.034     Document Type: Review

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