Novel spacer design improves observed flux

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 229, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 53-61

  Schwinge, J ^a   Wiley, D E ^a   Fane, A G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Feed spacer; Fouling; Mass transfer enhancement; Pressure loss; Spiral wound module

Indexed keywords

FOULING; MASS TRANSFER; MEMBRANES; ULTRAFILTRATION;

PRESSURE LOSS; SPIRAL WOUND MEMBRANE (SWM);

FLUID DYNAMICS;

DEXTRAN;

FOULING; MASS TRANSFER; MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY; PERFORMANCE; PRESSURE LOSS; ULTRAFILTRATION;

ARTICLE; BILAYER MEMBRANE; BIOFILM; BIOFOULING; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MEMBRANE CURRENT; MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCT RECOVERY; ULTRAFILTRATION; WATER TREATMENT; WHEY;

EID: 0347722391     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2003.09.015     Document Type: Article

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