Diffusion and partitioning of humic acid in a porous ultrafiltration membrane

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 143, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 13-25

  Clark, Mark M ^a   Lucas, Pascale ^a  

^a University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Atomic force microscopy; Diffusion; Fouling; Ultrafiltration

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; COMPOSITION; DIFFUSION; FOULING; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; ORGANIC ACIDS; PH EFFECTS; POLYSULFONES; POROSITY; REACTION KINETICS; ULTRAFILTRATION;

HUMIC ACID; POLYSULFONE ULTRAFILTRATION MEMBRANE;

POLYMERIC MEMBRANES;

ACTIVATED CARBON; CALCIUM; HUMIC ACID; POLYSULFONE;

DIFFUSION; MEMBRANE; POLYSULFONE; ULTRAFILTRATION;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; DIFFUSION; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSPORT KINETICS; ULTRAFILTRATION;

EID: 0032572008     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0376-7388(97)00332-3     Document Type: Article

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