Scale-up of osmotic membrane bioreactors by modeling salt accumulation and draw solution dilution using hollow-fiber membrane characteristics and operation conditions

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 165, Issue , 2014, Pages 88-95

  Kim, Suhan ^a  

^a Pukyong National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Draw solution dilution; Modeling; Osmotic membrane bioreactor; Salt accumulation; Scale up

Indexed keywords

BIOCONVERSION; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; BIOREACTORS; DILUTION; MODELS; OSMOSIS; SURFACE TREATMENT;

CONCENTRATION POLARIZATION; DRAW SOLUTIONS; FORWARD OSMOSIS MEMBRANE; HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANES; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; SALT ACCUMULATIONS; SCALE-UP; SOLIDS RETENTION TIME;

MEMBRANES;

SODIUM CHLORIDE; WATER; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY;

ARTICLE; DILUTION; FLOW RATE; HYDRAULIC RETENTION TIME; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; POLARIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCALE UP; SOLIDS RETENTION TIME; STEADY STATE; WATER FLOW; WATER PERMEABILITY; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; BIOREACTOR; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEVICES; OSMOSIS; PRESSURE; PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY; STANDARD; THEORETICAL MODEL; TIME; WATER MANAGEMENT;

BIOREACTORS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; MODELS, THEORETICAL; OSMOSIS; PRESSURE; REFERENCE STANDARDS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SOLUTIONS; TIME FACTORS; WATER; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84922504234     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2014.03.101     Document Type: Article

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