Microfiltration through an inorganic tubular membrane with high frequency retrofiltration

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 188, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 181-188

  Heran M ^a   Elmaleh, S ^a  

^a UNITÉ DE MATHÉMATIQUES PURES ET APPLIQUÉES   (France)

Author keywords

Fouling; Inorganic membrane; Microfiltration; Transient response; Ultrafiltration

Indexed keywords

BENTONITE; MICROFILTRATION; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SEWAGE SLUDGE; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); VELOCITY; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

INORGANIC TUBULAR MEMBRANES;

BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANES;

ALUMINUM OXIDE; BENTONITE; INORGANIC COMPOUND; TAP WATER;

ALUMINUM OXIDE; INORGANIC MEMBRANE; MICROFILTRATION; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; ENERGY; FLOW MEASUREMENT; FLOW RATE; LAMINAR FLOW; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; MICROFILTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRAFILTRATION; WASTE WATER;

EID: 0035879933     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0376-7388(01)00351-9     Document Type: Article

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