Fouling of enhanced biological phosphorus removal-membrane bioreactors by humic-like substances

Chemosphere

Volumn 117, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 144-150

  Poorasgari, Eskandar ^a   König, Katja ^a   Fojan, Peter ^a   Keiding, Kristian ^a   Christensen, Morten Lykkegaard ^a  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Free EPS; Gel layer; Humic like substances

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; BIOCONVERSION; BIOREACTORS; FOULING; MEMBRANES; MICROFILTRATION; PHOSPHORUS; POLYMERS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ENHANCED BIOLOGICAL PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL; EXTRA-CELLULAR POLYMERIC SUBSTANCES; FREE EPS; GEL LAYERS; HUMIC-LIKE SUBSTANCES; IRREVERSIBLE FOULING; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR SYSTEM;

BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT;

PHOSPHORUS; WATER; GEL; HUMIC SUBSTANCE; POLYMER;

ADSORPTION; BIOACTIVITY; BIOFOULING; BIOREACTOR; EXOPOLYMER; FILTRATION; HUMIC SUBSTANCE; MEMBRANE; PHOSPHORUS; POLLUTANT REMOVAL;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; BIOFOULING; FILTRATION; GEL; HUMIC SUBSTANCE; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MEMBRANE REACTOR; PLANT; POLYMERIZATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; ANALYSIS; BIOREACTOR; METABOLISM; PERMEABILITY; SEWAGE;

ADSORPTION; BIOREACTORS; GELS; HUMIC SUBSTANCES; PERMEABILITY; PHOSPHORUS; POLYMERS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

EID: 84908354985     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2014.06.006     Document Type: Article

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