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MEMBRANES

Potential Foulants and Fouling Indicators in MBRs: A Critical Review

Zhiwei Wang State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, P.R. ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Xiaojie Mei State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, P.R. China
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Jinxing Ma State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, P.R. China
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Alain Grasmick European Membrane Institute, University of Montpellier, place Eugene Bataillon, Montpellier Cedex, France
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Zhichao Wu State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, P.R. China
Pages 22-50 | Received 06 Dec 2011, Accepted 01 Apr 2012, Published online: 02 Jan 2013

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