Simultaneous alkali supplementation and fouling mitigation in membrane bioreactors by on-line NaOH backwashing

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 457, Issue , 2014, Pages 120-127

  Zhou, Zhongbo ^a   Meng, Fangang ^a   Lu, Hui ^a   Li, Yue ^a   Jia, Xiaoshan ^a   He, Xiang ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Alkalinity; Membrane fouling; Nitrification; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; BIOPOLYMERS; BIOREACTORS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MEMBRANE FOULING; NITRIFICATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WASTEWATER;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIOLOGICAL NUTRIENT REMOVAL; FOURIER TRANSFORM-INFRARED SPECTROMETRIES; IRREVERSIBLE FOULING; MAINTENANCE CLEANING; MEMBRANE BIO REACTOR (MBR); MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; NITRIFICATION PROCESS;

MEMBRANES;

ALKALI; AMMONIA; BIOPOLYMER; NITROGEN; SODIUM HYDROXIDE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; BACKWASHING; BIODEGRADABILITY; BIOFOULING; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CLEANING; FOULING CONTROL; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MEMBRANE BIOLOGY; MEMBRANE FOULING; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MEMBRANE REACTOR; MEMBRANE RESISTANCE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SANITATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WASTE WATER;

EID: 84896371721     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2014.01.008     Document Type: Article

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