Flux enhancement by introducing turbulence effect for microfiltration of Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Separation Science and Technology

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1213-1225

  Ahmad, A L ^a   Mariadas, A ^a   Lau, K K ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Helical baffles; Microfiltration; Reduced cake resistance; Saccharomyces cerevisiae; Turbulence effects

Indexed keywords

CERAMIC MATERIALS; FLOW MEASUREMENT; FLUIDS; GEOMETRY; MICROFILTRATION; PRESSURE EFFECTS; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

CROSSFLOW; FLUID VELOCITY; FLUX ENHANCEMENT;

TURBULENCE;

MICROFILTRATION; TURBULENCE;

EID: 17944382383     PISSN: 01496395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/SS-200052788     Document Type: Article

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