Effects of dissolved organic matters (DOMs) on membrane fouling in anaerobic ceramic membrane bioreactors (AnCMBRs) treating domestic wastewater

Water Research

Volumn 86, Issue , 2015, Pages 96-107

  Yue, Xiaodi ^a   Koh, Yoong Keat Kelvin ^b   Ng, How Yong ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b Public Utilities Board Singapore   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Anaerobic membrane bioreactor; Ceramic membranes; Dissolved organic matters; Low strength wastewater; Membrane fouling; Pore size

Indexed keywords

BIOCONVERSION; BIOMOLECULES; BIOREACTORS; CERAMIC MEMBRANES; DISSOLUTION; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; FLUORESCENCE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIQUIDS; MEMBRANE FOULING; ORGANIC CARBON; PROTEINS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ANAEROBIC MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; ANAEROBICS; CH 4; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTERS; DOMESTIC WASTEWATER; ENERGY; FOULING BEHAVIOR; LOW STRENGTH WASTEWATER; PORE BLOCKAGES; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

PORE SIZE;

BIOPOLYMER; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; ORGANIC CARBON; POLYSACCHARIDE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; METHANE; WASTE WATER;

BIOREACTOR; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FOULING; HIGH TEMPERATURE; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MEMBRANE; PROTEIN; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; BIOFOULING; CERAMICS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; FLUORESCENCE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MEMBRANE REACTOR; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; ANAEROBIC GROWTH; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIOREACTOR; CHEMISTRY; DEVICES; PROCEDURES; SEWAGE; WATER MANAGEMENT;

ANAEROBIOSIS; BIOFOULING; BIOLOGICAL OXYGEN DEMAND ANALYSIS; BIOPOLYMERS; BIOREACTORS; CERAMICS; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; METHANE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WASTE WATER; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84961147923     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2015.07.038     Document Type: Article

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