Performance of partially permeable microfiltration membranes under low fouling conditions

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 147, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 265-278

  Chen, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Concentration polarization; Fouling; Membrane morphology; Microfiltration; Protein transmission

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION EFFECTS; FLUORINE CONTAINING POLYMERS; FOULING; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; MICROFILTRATION; MORPHOLOGY; PH EFFECTS; POLARIZATION; PORE SIZE; POROSITY; PROTEINS; VINYL RESINS;

POLYVINYLIDENE DIFLUORIDE;

POLYMERIC MEMBRANES;

POLYVINYLIDENE FLUORIDE;

MEMBRANE; MICROFILTRATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MEMBRANE FILTER; MICROFILTRATION; PH; PHYSICAL PHENOMENA; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN TRANSPORT;

EID: 0032475415     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0376-7388(98)00141-0     Document Type: Article

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