The chemical cleaning of polymeric UF membranes fouled with spent sulphite liquor over multiple operational cycles

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 216, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 67-79

  Weis, Andreas ^a   Bird, Michael R ^a   Nyström, Marianne ^b  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^b LAPPEENRANTA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cleaning; Fouling; Lignosulphonates; Ultrafiltration; Zeta potential

Indexed keywords

CAUSTIC SODA; CHEMICAL CLEANING; ELECTRIC CHARGE; FOULING; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; POROSITY; SURFACES; ULTRAFILTRATION;

PERMEATE FLUX;

POLYMERIC MEMBRANES;

POLYETHERSULFONE; POLYSULFONE; SODIUM HYDROXIDE; SULFITE;

CLEANING; FOULING; MEMBRANE; SODIUM HYDROXIDE; ULTRAFILTRATION;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRAFILTRATION; ZETA POTENTIAL;

EID: 0037405337     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0376-7388(03)00047-4     Document Type: Article

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