Water extraction from mixed liquor of an aerobic bioreactor by forward osmosis: Membrane fouling and biomass characteristics assessment

Separation and Purification Technology

Volumn 145, Issue , 2015, Pages 56-62

  Luo, Wenhai ^a   Hai, Faisal I ^a   Price, William E ^a   Nghiem, Long D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aeration Salinity build up; Forward osmosis (FO); Membrane fouling; Osmotic membrane bioreactor (OMBR)

Indexed keywords

BIOCONVERSION; BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; EXTRACTION; FOULING; MEMBRANE FOULING; MEMBRANES; MICROFILTRATION; OSMOSIS; SOLUTE TRANSPORT;

AEROBIC BIOREACTORS; EXTRA-CELLULAR POLYMERIC SUBSTANCES; FORWARD OSMOSIS; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; MICRO-FILTRATION MEMBRANES; SLUDGE CONCENTRATION; SOLUBLE MICROBIAL PRODUCTS; SOLUTE CONCENTRATIONS;

BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 84924912896     PISSN: 13835866     EISSN: 18733794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2015.02.044     Document Type: Article

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