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[Effect of aeration intensity on the filterability of mixed liquor in membrane bioreactor]

Hai-Feng Zhang1, Bao-Sheng Sun, Xin-Hua Zhao

  • 1School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China.

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