Application of a backwashing strategy based on transmembrane pressure set-point in a tertiary submerged membrane bioreactor

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 470, Issue , 2014, Pages 504-512

  Vera, Luisa ^a   González, Enrique ^a   Díaz, Oliver ^a   Delgado, Sebastián ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Fouling; Set point transmembrane pressure; Submerged membrane bioreactor; Tertiary treatment; Wastewater reclamation

Indexed keywords

FOULING; MEMBRANE FOULING; THERMOMECHANICAL PULPING PROCESS; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION;

COMPLETE SLUDGE RETENTION; OPERATIONAL PARAMETERS; PROCESS PRODUCTIVITY; SUBMERGED MEMBRANE BIOREACTORS; SUSPENDED SOLID CONCENTRATION; TERTIARY TREATMENT; TRANSMEMBRANE PRESSURES; TREATMENT PERFORMANCE;

BIOREACTORS;

CARBON; WATER;

AERATION; ARTICLE; BIOFOULING; BIOMASS; CLEANING; LIQUID; MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE REACTOR; PERMEABILITY; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; SLUDGE; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; SUSPENSION; TRANSMEMBRANE PRESSURE SET POINT;

EID: 84906213101     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2014.07.069     Document Type: Article

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