Airlift crossflow membrane filtration - A feasibility study with dextran ultrafiltration

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 128, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 83-91

  Cui, Z F ^a   Bellara, S R ^a   Homewood, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Airlift; Crossflow filtration; Energy cost; Scale up; Ultrafiltration

Indexed keywords

DEXTRAN;

ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENERGY COST; FEASIBILITY STUDY; MEMBRANE FILTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRAFILTRATION;

FILTRATION-CROSSFLOW; MEMBRANES; ULTRAFILTRATION;

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); COMPRESSED AIR; COST EFFECTIVENESS; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; FLOW OF FLUIDS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; MEMBRANES; POLYSACCHARIDES; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SOLUTIONS;

AIRLIFT CROSSFLOW FILTRATION; DEXTRAN; PERMEATE FLUXES; TUBULAR MEMBRANES;

ULTRAFILTRATION;

EID: 0030615760     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0376-7388(96)00280-3     Document Type: Article

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