Enhancing microfiltration through an inorganic tubular membrane by gas sparging

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 165, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 47-57

  Vera, L ^a   Villarroel, R ^a   Delgado, S ^a   Elmaleh, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTPELLIER   (France)

Author keywords

Fouling; Hydrodynamics; Inorganic membranes; Microfiltration; Water treatment

Indexed keywords

FLOW PATTERNS; FOULING; HYDRODYNAMICS; IRON COMPOUNDS; MASS TRANSFER; MICROFILTRATION; SHEAR STRESS; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); WASTEWATER;

CROSS-FLOW FILTRATION; GAS SPARGING; INORGANIC MEMBRANES;

PERMSELECTIVE MEMBRANES;

GAS INJECTION; INORGANIC MEMBRANE; MICROFILTRATION;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYDRODYNAMICS; MEMBRANE FILTER; MICROFILTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEAR STRESS; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 0033991861     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0376-7388(99)00216-1     Document Type: Article

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