Correlation of filtration resistance with microbial polymeric substances extracted from membranes in a submerged membrane bioreactor

Clean - Soil, Air, Water

Volumn 42, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 1712-1720

  Kayaalp, Necati ^a   Kinaci, Cumali ^b   Dizge, Nadir ^c   Hamidi, Nizamettin ^a  

^a DICLE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c MERSIN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Extracellular polymeric substances; Foulant extracts; Membrane fouling; Soluble microbial product

Indexed keywords

EID: 84908158076     PISSN: 18630650     EISSN: 18630669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/clen.201300424     Document Type: Article

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