Filterability of membrane bioreactor (MBR) sludge: Impacts of polyelectrolytes and mixing with conventional activated sludge

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 659-669

  Yigit, Nevzat O ^a   Civelekoglu, Gokhan ^a   Cinar, Ozer ^b   Kitis, Mehmet ^a  

^a SULEYMAN DEMIREL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b KAHRAMANMARAS SUTCU IMAM UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Dewaterability; Filterability; Membrane bioreactor; Polyelectrolyte; Specific cake resistance

Indexed keywords

BIOACTIVITY; BIOREACTORS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DYES; POLYELECTROLYTES; SHAPE MEMORY EFFECT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BUCHNER FUNNELS; CATIONIC POLYELECTROLYTE; CONVENTIONAL ACTIVATED SLUDGES; DEWATERABILITY; DRY SOLIDS; FILTER PAPERS; FILTRATION TESTS; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; NONIONIC; SLUDGE CAKE; SLUDGE DEWATERABILITY; SLUDGE PROPERTIES; SOLIDS CONTENT; SPECIFIC CAKE RESISTANCES; TREATMENT PLANTS;

FILTRATION;

POLYELECTROLYTE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIOREACTOR; DEWATERING; ELECTROLYTE; FILTRATION; MEMBRANE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIOREACTOR; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONVENTIONAL ACTIVATED SLUDGE; DEWATERING; FILTRATION; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

EID: 84988268669     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2010.869     Document Type: Article

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