04.02.2013 Views

The MBR Book: Principles and Applications of Membrane

The MBR Book: Principles and Applications of Membrane

The MBR Book: Principles and Applications of Membrane

SHOW MORE
SHOW LESS

You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles

YUMPU automatically turns print PDFs into web optimized ePapers that Google loves.

314 <strong>The</strong> <strong>MBR</strong> <strong>Book</strong><br />

Mesopore Pore with diameter between 2 <strong>and</strong> 50 mm<br />

Methanogens Microorganisms producing methane as a metabolic byproduct<br />

Micropore Pore with diameter below 2 mm<br />

Mist flow Air/liquid two-phase flow where the air is the continuum<br />

Modularisation Based on modules: Using more modules at higher flows,<br />

rather than increasing the unit process size<br />

Module<br />

(membrane)<br />

See Appendix D<br />

Monod kinetics Kinetics defining biomass growth <strong>and</strong> decay during<br />

biotreatment<br />

Nitrification Biochemical oxidation <strong>of</strong> ammonia to nitrate<br />

(Organic) loading<br />

rate<br />

Rate at which (organic) matter is introduced into the reactor<br />

Panel FS membrane element<br />

Percolation <strong>The</strong>ory defining probability <strong>of</strong> water flowing through a<br />

theory medium containing three-dimensional network <strong>of</strong><br />

interconnected pores<br />

Permeability Ease <strong>of</strong> flow through membrane, represented by<br />

flux:pressure ratio<br />

Permeate Water or fluid which has passed through the membrane<br />

Perm-selectivity Permeation <strong>of</strong> some components in preference to others<br />

Plate-<strong>and</strong>-frame Synonymous with “flat sheet”<br />

Pleated filter<br />

cartridge<br />

Type <strong>of</strong> flat sheet module<br />

Plug flow Flow in which no back-mixing or dispersion occurs along the<br />

length <strong>of</strong> the pipe or reactor<br />

Pore plugging Type <strong>of</strong> membrane fouling (by blocking <strong>of</strong> pores)<br />

Porous <strong>Membrane</strong> <strong>of</strong> low selectivity operating by physical straining<br />

membrane alome<br />

Psychrophilic Thriving at relatively low temperatures (0–20°C)<br />

Rack See Appendix D<br />

Recovery or<br />

conversion<br />

Fraction <strong>of</strong> feed water converted to permeate product<br />

Reduction- Conditions defined by the presence <strong>of</strong> either dissolved<br />

oxidation oxygen or some other species capable <strong>of</strong> providing oxygen<br />

(Redox)<br />

conditions<br />

for bioactivity

Hooray! Your file is uploaded and ready to be published.

Saved successfully!

Ooh no, something went wrong!