Effect of sludge retention on UF membrane fouling: The significance of sludge crystallization and EPS increase

Water Research

Volumn 83, Issue , 2015, Pages 319-328

  Yu, Wenzheng ^a   Graham, Nigel ^a   Yang, Yunjia ^a   Zhou, Zhiqi ^b   Campos, Luiza C ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coagulation; EPS; Membrane fouling; Sludge crystallization; Sludge retention time; Ultrafiltration

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; COAGULATION; FOULING; MEMBRANE FOULING; MEMBRANES; NANOPARTICLES; POTABLE WATER; SURFACE WATERS; ULTRAFILTRATION; WATER TREATMENT;

BACTERIAL ACTIVITY; EPS; IRREVERSIBLE FOULING; MEMBRANE ULTRAFILTRATION; ORGANIC SUBSTANCES; POLLUTED SURFACE WATERS; SLUDGE RETENTION TIME; SOLIDS RETENTION TIME;

CHEMICAL WATER TREATMENT;

DRINKING WATER; ORGANIC MATTER; ALUMINUM; BIOPOLYMER; SEWAGE;

ALUMINUM; BACTERIUM; BIOFOULING; COAGULATION; CRYSTALLIZATION; DRINKING WATER; MEMBRANE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PARTICLE SIZE; POLYSACCHARIDE; PROTEIN; SLUDGE; ULTRAFILTRATION; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; CRYSTALLIZATION; EXTRACELLULAR POLYMERIC SUBSTANCE; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEWAGE; SLUDGE; ULTRAFILTRATION; BACTERIUM; BIOFOULING; BIOREACTOR; CHEMISTRY; HYDROLYSIS; METABOLISM; PROCEDURES; WATER MANAGEMENT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

ALUMINUM; BACTERIA; BIOFOULING; BIOPOLYMERS; BIOREACTORS; CRYSTALLIZATION; HYDROLYSIS; SEWAGE; ULTRAFILTRATION; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84938575487     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2015.06.049     Document Type: Article

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