Direct monitoring of membrane fouling and cleaning during ultrafiltration using a non-invasive ultrasonic technique

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 215, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 33-52

  Li, Jianxin ^a,b   Hallbauer, D K ^a   Sanderson, R D ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b University of Colorado at Boulder   (United States)

Author keywords

Cleaning; Fouling; Membrane compaction; Ultrafiltration; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

FOULING; POLYSULFONES; ULTRAFILTRATION; ULTRASONICS; WASTEWATER;

POLYSULFONE (PSU) MEMBRANES;

POLYMERIC MEMBRANES;

POLYSULFONE;

CLEANING; FOULING; MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY; MONITORING; ULTRAFILTRATION;

ARTICLE; BIOFOULING; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; EFFLUENT; EVALUATION; MEASUREMENT; MICROSCOPY; OPERATION DURATION; PAPER INDUSTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE PROPERTY; ULTRAFILTRATION; ULTRASOUND; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WAVEFORM;

EID: 0037446033     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0376-7388(02)00600-2     Document Type: Article

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