MODIFICATION OF ASM No.1 FOR A SUBMERGED MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR SYSTEM : INCLUDING THE EFFECTS OF SOLUBLE MICROBIAL PRODUCTS ON MEMBRANE FOULING

AHN K. H. / CHO J. / SEO Y. / et al. - ARTICLE DE PERIODIQUE - 2003

A mathematical model for the submerged membrane reactor was developed by combining the activated sludge model ASM N°1 with a membrane resistance-in-series model. A set of the 1st-order differential equations was established for 13 dependent variables relevant to particules and soluble matters. From simulation results COD/MLVSS ratio and retention time can be considered as major factors of the soluble microbial products concentration in a reactor.