Influence of membrane surface properties on initial rate of colloidal fouling of reverse osmosis and nanofiltration membranes

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 188, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 115-128

  Vrijenhoek, Eric M ^a   Hong, Seungkwan ^b   Elimelech, Menachem ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of Central Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

AFM; Colloidal fouling; Flux decline; Fouling; Membrane surface properties; Membrane surface roughness; Nanofiltration

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; NANOFILTRATION; POLYAMIDES; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SURFACE STRUCTURE; THIN FILMS;

COLLOIDAL FOULING;

OSMOSIS MEMBRANES;

FOULING; MEMBRANE; NANOFILTRATION; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SURFACE PROPERTY;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; COLLOID; CONTACT ANGLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FILM; FLOW; MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE FOULING; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; NANOFILTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SURFACE PROPERTY; ZETA POTENTIAL;

EID: 0035973414     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0376-7388(01)00376-3     Document Type: Article

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