Use of alternating electrical fields as anti-fouling strategy in ultrafiltration of biological suspensions - Introduction of a new experimental procedure for crossflow filtration

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 142, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 75-86

  Zumbusch, Peter V ^a   Kulcke, Walter ^a   Brunner, Gerd ^a  

^a HAMBURG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Crossflow electrofiltration; Electric field; Fouling; Protein; Ultrafiltration

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY OF LIQUIDS; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; MEMBRANES; PROTEINS; SOLUTIONS;

ANTI FOULING; BOVINE SERUM ALBUMIN; CROSSFLOW ELECTROFILTRATION;

ULTRAFILTRATION;

BOVINE SERUM ALBUMIN; PROTEIN;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; CROSSFLOW; ELECTRIC FIELD; FOULING; ULTRAFILTRATION;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ELECTRIC FIELD; MEMBRANE COMPONENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUSPENSION; ULTRAFILTRATION;

EID: 0345020444     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0376-7388(97)00310-4     Document Type: Article

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