Alternative tests for evaluating NF fouling

Journal / American Water Works Association

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 103-115

  DiGiano, Francis A ^a   Arweiler, Sabine ^b,d   Riddick Jr , J Arthur ^c,d  

^a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^b McGuire Environ Consultants Inc   (United States)

^c Reid Engineering Company Inc   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLEANING; FOULING; MEMBRANES; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

BATCH RECYCLE MEMBRANE TEST; FOULANT LAYER; MEMBRANE TREATMENT;

WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 0034140396     PISSN: 0003150X     EISSN: None     Source Type: None    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1551-8833.2000.tb08821.x     Document Type: Article

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