Mads Koustrup Jørgensen

TL;DR: The best dewaterability is observed for activated sludge that contains strong, compact flocs without single cells and dissolved extracellular polymeric substances.

TL;DR: This study examines the properties of the cake layer, modeling the cake buildup and specific cake resistance (α), including compressibility, in terms of pressure-dependent α and demonstrated that compressibility should be considered when describing cake fouling in MBRs.

TL;DR: Detailed information on the underlying mechanisms of the difference in fouling propensity were obtained, as conventional activated sludge showed slower fouling formation, lower specific resistance and lower compressibility of fouling layers, which is explained by a higher degree of flocculation.

TL;DR: In this article, a critical review of the current trends in applying MCr, FO and MCDI for recovery of metals, minerals and nutrients from various streams is presented and compared in terms of types of fouling, energy consumption, overall composition of suitable feed solutions, feasible concentration ranges and potential to recover the targeted metal from a multi-component solution.

TL;DR: A conceptual model was proposed to describe the interplay between sludge composition, characteristics, and filtration properties and high amounts of carbohydrates in both total and extracted EPS resulted in more pronounced fouling, which may be explained by carbohydrates forming poorer flocs than humic substances and proteins.