An enzymatic approach to the cleaning of ultrafiltration membranes fouled in abattoir effluent

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 119, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 9-16

  Maartens, A ^a   Swart, P ^a   Jacobs, E P ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Abattoir effluent; Cleaning; Enzymatic cleaning; Membrane fouling; Ultrafiltration

Indexed keywords

DETERGENT; ENZYME; LIPID; POLYSULFONE; PROTEIN; PROTEINASE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; EFFLUENT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; LIPOLYSIS; MEMBRANE FILTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; ULTRAFILTRATION; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER FLOW;

FOULING; MEMBRANES; ULTRAFILTRATION;

AGENTS; CLEANING; DEGRADATION; EFFLUENTS; ENZYMES; FOULING; LIPIDS; MATERIALS TESTING; PROTEINS; PURIFICATION; REMOVAL; ULTRAFILTRATION;

ABATTOIR EFFLUENT; CHEMICAL REMOVAL; ENZYMATIC CLEANING; MECHANICAL REMOVAL; MEMBRANE FOULING; PURE WATER FLUX; ULTRAFILTRATION MEMBRANES; WATER CONTACT ANGLE;

MEMBRANES;

EID: 0030565628     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0376-7388(96)00015-4     Document Type: Article

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