The effects of electrostatic interactions on the rejection of colloids by membrane pores-visualisation and quantification

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 369-375

  Bowen, W Richard ^a   Hilal, Nidal ^a   Jain, Mohit ^a   Lovitt, Robert W ^a   Sharif, Adel O ^a   Wright, Chris J ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atomic force microscopy; Colloid probe; Critical pressure; Membrane; Microfiltration; Ultrafiltration

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; ELECTROSTATICS; MICROFILTRATION; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PORE SIZE; ULTRAFILTRATION;

PRESSURE DRIVEN MEMBRANE PROCESS;

COLLOIDS;

COLLOID; ELECTROSTATICS; MEMBRANE; MICROFILTRATION; ULTRAFILTRATION;

EID: 0032963918     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2509(98)00252-8     Document Type: Article

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