Flux reduction of ultrafiltration membranes with different cut-off due to adsorption of a low-molecular-weight hydrophobic solute-correlation between flux decline and pore size

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 149, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 11-20

  Lindau, J ^a   Jonsson A S ^a   Bottino, A ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Capillary induced phase separation; Fouling; Hydrophobic solute; Membrane characterization; Pore size

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; FOULING; HYDROPHOBICITY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PHASE SEPARATION; POLYSACCHARIDES; POLYSULFONES; PORE SIZE; POROSIMETERS; ULTRAFILTRATION;

DEXTRAN; LIQUID-LIQUID DISPLACEMENT POROMETRY (LLDP); NOMINAL MOLECULAR WEIGHT CUT-OFF (NMWCO); OCTANOIC ACID; POLYETHERSULFONE;

POLYMERIC MEMBRANES;

DEXTRAN; OCTANOIC ACID; POLYETHER DERIVATIVE; POLYSULFONE;

ADSORPTION; MEMBRANE; ULTRAFILTRATION;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; HYDROPHOBICITY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PHASE SEPARATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRAFILTRATION;

EID: 0344625373     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0376-7388(98)00161-6     Document Type: Article

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