Integration of micro-filtration into osmotic membrane bioreactors to prevent salinity build-up

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 167, Issue , 2014, Pages 116-123

  Wang, Xinhua ^a   Yuan, Bo ^a   Chen, Yao ^a   Li, Xiufen ^a   Ren, Yueping ^a  

^a JIANGNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Forward osmosis; Membrane fouling; Micro filtration; Osmotic membrane bioreactor; Salinity

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; BIOREACTORS; MEMBRANE FOULING; OSMOSIS; WATER FILTRATION;

CONCENTRATION POLARIZATION; FILTRATION RESISTANCE; FORWARD OSMOSIS; FORWARD OSMOSIS MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; MICROBIAL ACTIVITIES; SALINITY; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

MICROFILTRATION;

AMMONIA; NITROGEN; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; BIOPOLYMER; CARBON; SEWAGE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; WATER;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AMMONIUM; BIOREACTOR; EQUIPMENT COMPONENT; FILTRATION; FOULING; MEMBRANE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; OPERATIONS TECHNOLOGY; OSMOSIS; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SALINITY; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; BIOFOULING; MEMBRANE REACTOR; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROFILTRATION; OSMOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALINITY; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; BIOREACTOR; ECONOMICS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FILTRATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SEWAGE; SOLUBILITY;

AMMONIA; BIOFOULING; BIOPOLYMERS; BIOREACTORS; CARBON; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FILTRATION; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; OSMOSIS; SALINITY; SEWAGE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SOLUBILITY; WATER;

EID: 84903140607     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2014.05.121     Document Type: Article

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