Membrane and Water Treatment
Volume 6, Number 4, 2015, pages 263-276
DOI: 10.12989/mwt.2015.6.4.263
Fouling analysis and biomass distribution on a membrane bioreactor under low ratio COD/N
Aicha Gasmi, Marc Heran, Ahmed Hannachi and Alain Grasmick
Abstract
This paper deals with the influence of chemical oxygen demand to nitrogen ratio ((COD/N) ratio) on the performance of an membrane bioreactor. We aim at establishing relations between COD/N ratio, organisms
Key Words
membrane bioreactor; autotrophic organisms; oxygen uptake rate; autotrophic-heterotrophic ratio; fouling
Address
(1) Aicha Gasmi, Marc Heran, Alain Grasmick:
European Membrane Institute, University of Montpellier II CC05, P.O. Box 34095, France;
(2) Aicha Gasmi, Ahmed Hannachi:
Laboratory of process engineering and Industrial systems, University of Gabes, Street Omar Ibn Elkhattab 6029, Tunisia.