Ch. 1. The Conventional Activated Sludge Process. 1.1. Some General Information About the Activated Sludge Process. 1.2. Excess Sludge Production and Oxygen Consumption. 1.3. Aeration of the Activated Sludge. 1.4. Rheology of the Activated Sludge -- Ch. 2. Basics of Membranes and Membrane Procedures. 2.1. General Comments on Membranes and Membrane Procedures. 2.2. Classification of Membrane Processes. 2.3. Cutoffs of Pressure-Driven Membrane Processes. 2.4. Basics of Microfiltration -- Ch. 3. The Membrane-Coupled Activated Sludge Process (MCASP). 3.1. Definitions and Basics. 3.2. Construction and Function. 3.3. Evolution of the MCASP -- Ch. 4. Aim of the Work -- Ch. 5. Experimental Setups and Testing Procedures. 5.1. General View of Pilot Plants and Experimental Conception. 5.2. Experiments with MCASP Pilot Plants with Submerged Plate and Hollow Fiber Modules. 5.3. Experiments with MCASP Pilot Plants with External Tubular Membranes. 5.4. Procedure to Depict the Hydraulic Performance of the Membrane Units -- Ch. 6. Presentation and Discussion of the Results. 6.1. MCASP Plants with Submerged Membrane Modules. 6.2. MCASP Plants with External Tubular Membranes. 6.3. Excess Sludge Production. 6.4. Characterization of the Activated Sludge from MCASP-Plants. 6.5. Rheological Qualities of Activated Sludge from MCASP Plants -- Ch. 7. Application of the MCASP. 7.1. Preliminary Notes. 7.2. Performance Features of MCASP Compared to the Conventional Activated Sludge Process. 7.3. Design of the MCASP. 7.4. Decision Criteria for Application of the MCASP in Municipal Wastewater Treatment -- Ch. 8. Summary
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