Quantification of membrane fouling using thermogravimetric method

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 217, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 17-28

  Tay, Joo Hwa ^a   Liu, Jianlin ^a,b   Sun, Darren Delai ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b SUT Sakra Pte Ltd   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Fouling index; Fouling rate; Fouling weight; Membrane fouling; Thermogravimetric method

Indexed keywords

FILTRATION; FOULING; IMPURITIES; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

MEMBRANE FOULING;

BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANES;

FOULING; MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY; PURIFICATION; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; WATER;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL PARAMETERS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE FILTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; THERMOGRAVIMETRY;

EID: 0038392676     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0376-7388(02)00554-9     Document Type: Article

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