Fouling of microfiltration membranes by broth-free antifoam agents

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 89-98

  Liew, M K H ^a   Fane, A G ^a   Rogers, P L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antifoam agents; FESEM photographs; Hydraulic resistance; Membrane fouling; PVDF membranes

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; ADSORPTION; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; CONTACT ANGLE; FIELD EMISSION MICROSCOPES; FLUORINE CONTAINING POLYMERS; FOAMED PLASTICS; FOULING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THERMAL EFFECTS; VISCOSITY OF LIQUIDS;

ANTIFOAM AGENTS; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRONIC MICROSCOPY (FESEM); HYDRAULIC RESISTANCE;

POLYMERIC MEMBRANES;

ANTIFOAMING AGENT;

ARTICLE; EMULSION; HYDROPHOBICITY; MEMBRANE BINDING; MEMBRANE FILTER; MICROFILTRATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; VISCOSITY;

EID: 0031555009     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0290(19971005)56:1<89::AID-BIT10>3.0.CO;2-5     Document Type: Article

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