Membrane fouling in a submerged membrane bioreactor treating high strength municipal wastewater

• Main Authors: Birima, Ahmed Hussien, Mohamed, Thamer Ahmed, Megat Mohd Noor, Megat Johari, Muyibi, Suleyman Aremu, Idris, Azni, Nagaoka, Hiroshi, Ahmed, J., Abdullah, Abdul Ghani Liew
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Desalination Publications 2009
• Subjects: TD201 Water supply for domestic and industrial purposes
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/6186/1/DrAhmad719Sept09.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/6186/; http://www.deswater.com/abstracts/a_720.pdf
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

Studying the influence of the operating parameters on membrane fouling is important in fouling control. This paper presents the interaction effects of the sludge retention time (SRT), organic loading rate (OLR) and feed temperature (Tf) on membrane fouling. A submerged membrane bioreactor (SMBR)...