Thomas Vistisen Bugge

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: The aim of this review is to summarize the current state of understanding of the factors that affect sludge flocculation so that evaluation of such information can be facilitated and strategize for intervention in the sludgeFlocculation and deflocculation process.

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 paper, biological sludge was treated in a membrane bioreactor with rotating ceramic membranes and the filtration resistance due to the formation and removal of cake on membranes was studied as a function of the operational conditions, i.e., pressure and rotation speed.

TL;DR: It is extended the hitherto accepted perception that plant operation affects floc properties which affects fouling, and plant operation also affects species composition, which affectsFloc properties and in the end fouling propensity.