The rejection of oil using an asymmetric metal microfilter to separate an oil in water dispersion

Water Research

Volumn 33, Issue 17, 1999, Pages 3587-3594

  Cumming, I W ^a   Holdich, R G ^a   Smith, I D ^b  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b AB10 1YP   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Effluent; Emulsion; Grade efficiency; Surface filter

Indexed keywords

CENTRIFUGES; CRUDE PETROLEUM; CYCLONE SEPARATORS; EMULSIONS; FILTERS (FOR FLUIDS); MICROFILTRATION; POLYVINYL ALCOHOLS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; WATER FILTRATION;

HYDROCYCLONES; MICROFILTERS; TRANSMEMBRANE PRESSURE;

EFFLUENT TREATMENT;

KEROSENE; OIL; WATER;

MICROFILTRATION; OIL-WATER EMULSION;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; EFFLUENT; EMULSION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MICROFILTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WATER CONTAMINATION;

EID: 0032852946     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(99)00085-8     Document Type: Article

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