Microbial Transformation of Biomacromolecules in a Membrane Bioreactor: Implications for Membrane Fouling Investigation

Zhongbo Zhou; Fangang Meng; So-Ryong Chae; Guocheng Huang; Wenjie Fu; Xiaoshan Jia; Shiyu Li; Guang-Hao Chen

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0042270

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Microbial Transformation of Biomacromolecules in a Membrane Bioreactor: Implications for Membrane Fouling Investigation

Zhongbo Zhou,

Affiliations SYSU-HKUST Research Center for Innovative Environmental Technology (SHRCI ET), School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology, Guangzhou, China
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Fangang Meng ,

* E-mail: fgmeng80@126.com

Affiliations SYSU-HKUST Research Center for Innovative Environmental Technology (SHRCI ET), School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology, Guangzhou, China
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So-Ryong Chae,

Affiliation School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Guocheng Huang,

Affiliations SYSU-HKUST Research Center for Innovative Environmental Technology (SHRCI ET), School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology, Guangzhou, China
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Wenjie Fu,

Affiliations SYSU-HKUST Research Center for Innovative Environmental Technology (SHRCI ET), School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology, Guangzhou, China
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Xiaoshan Jia,

Affiliations SYSU-HKUST Research Center for Innovative Environmental Technology (SHRCI ET), School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology, Guangzhou, China
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Shiyu Li,

Affiliations SYSU-HKUST Research Center for Innovative Environmental Technology (SHRCI ET), School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology, Guangzhou, China
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Guang-Hao Chen

Affiliations SYSU-HKUST Research Center for Innovative Environmental Technology (SHRCI ET), School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong, China
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Microbial Transformation of Biomacromolecules in a Membrane Bioreactor: Implications for Membrane Fouling Investigation

Zhongbo Zhou,
Fangang Meng,
So-Ryong Chae,
Guocheng Huang,
Wenjie Fu,
Xiaoshan Jia,
Shiyu Li,
Guang-Hao Chen

Published: August 9, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0042270

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