The Effect of Salinity on Membrane Fouling Characteristics in an Intermittently Aerated Membrane Bioreactor

Table 2

Variations and removal efficiencies of TOC in five IAMBRs of different salinity during steady operations.

Salinity (g·L^−1)	Influent (mg·L^−1)	Effluent (mg·L^−1)	Removal efficiency (100%)
0	106.6±40.3	4.9±1.9	95.3±4.7
5	115.7±16.9	4.8±2.1	95.8±1.6
10	110.9±14.1	4.7±1.3	95.7±1.3
15	111.7±20.9	9.4±3.0	91.6±1.6
20	112.8±22.0	10.3±3.6	90.9±2.0
35	110.5±19.4	18.3±7.1	83.4±3.6