Biomass viability: An experimental study and the development of an empirical mathematical model for submerged membrane bioreactor

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 190, Issue , 2015, Pages 352-358

  Zuthi, M F R ^a   Ngo, H H ^a   Guo, W S ^a   Nghiem, L D ^b   Hai, F I ^b   Xia, S Q ^c   Zhang, Z Q ^c   Li, J X ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^c TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d TIANJIN POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Biomass viability; Bound extracellular polymeric substances; Membrane bioreactor; Soluble microbial products; Specific oxygen uptake rate

Indexed keywords

BIOCONVERSION; BIOMASS; MOBILE SECURITY; OXYGEN; POLYMERS;

DIFFERENT OPERATING CONDITIONS; EXTRA-CELLULAR POLYMERIC SUBSTANCES; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; MIXED LIQUOR SUSPENDED SOLIDS; SOLUBLE MICROBIAL PRODUCTS; SPECIFIC OXYGEN UPTAKE RATE; SPONGE-SUBMERGED MEMBRANE BIOREACTORS; SUBMERGED MEMBRANE BIOREACTORS;

BIOREACTORS;

POLYMER; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; OXYGEN;

BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; MEMBRANE; MODEL VALIDATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; POLYMER; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; LIQUID; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEMBRANE REACTOR; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPONGE SUBMERGED MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; BACTERIAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOREACTOR; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEVICE FAILURE ANALYSIS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; STATISTICAL MODEL;

BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, STATISTICAL; OXYGEN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION;

EID: 84928939957     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2015.04.104     Document Type: Article

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