The relationship between membrane cleaning efficiency and water quality

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 145, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 99-110

  Tran Ha, Minh H ^a   Wiley, Dianne E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fouling; Membrane cleaning; Ultrafiltration; Water quality

Indexed keywords

CLEANING; FOULING; IMPURITIES; IONIC STRENGTH; POLYSULFONES; PROTEINS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; ULTRAFILTRATION; WATER QUALITY;

CETYL TRIMETHYL AMMONIUM BROMIDE;

POLYMERIC MEMBRANES;

CALCIUM ION; CETRIMIDE; CHLORIDE ION; DRINKING WATER; NITRATE; POLYSULFONE; SODIUM ION; SULFATE; TAP WATER;

CLEANING; EFFICIENCY; MEMBRANE; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; CLEANING; IONIC STRENGTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRAFILTRATION; WATER QUALITY; WHEY;

EID: 0032562931     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0376-7388(98)00053-2     Document Type: Article

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