Use of air sparging to improve backwash efficiency in hollow-fiber modules

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 161, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 95-113

  Serra, Christophe ^a,c   Durand Bourlier, Laurence ^b   Clifton, Michael J ^a   Moulin, Philippe ^a   Rouch, Jean Christophe ^a   Aptel, Philippe ^a  

^a LABORATOIRE DE GÉNIE CHIMIQUE   (France)

^b CIRSEE   (France)

^c Ecl Chim Polymeres Mat Strasbourg   (France)

Author keywords

Air sparging; Backshock; Backwash; Hollow fiber; Ultrafiltration

Indexed keywords

BENTONITE; FOULING; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; ULTRAFILTRATION; WATER FILTRATION;

AIR SPARGING; BACKWASHING;

FIBROUS MEMBRANES;

AIR; BENTONITE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; WATER TREATMENT;

AIRFLOW; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EFFLUENT; FIBER; FLOW RATE; MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUSPENSION; ULTRAFILTRATION; WATER FLOW; WATER POLLUTION;

EFFLUENT TREATMENT; FILTRATION; HOLLOW FIBER; MEMBRANE;

EID: 0033029943     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0376-7388(99)00106-4     Document Type: Article

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