Removal of humic acid foulant from ultrafiltration membrane surface using photocatalytic oxidation process

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 51, Issue 6-7, 2005, Pages 373-380

  Fang, H ^a   Sun, D D ^b   Wu, M ^c   Phay, W ^d   Tay, J H ^b  

^a SUT Sakra Pte Ltd   (Singapore)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^c ST Assembly Test Services Ltd   (Singapore)

^d Public Utilities Board Singapore   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Catalyst; Humic acids; Photocatalytic oxidation; TiO2; Ultrafiltration membrane

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; EFFLUENTS; FLUXES; MEMBRANES; ORGANIC ACIDS; OXIDATION; PH EFFECTS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; REACTION KINETICS; ULTRAFILTRATION;

HUMIC ACID; MEMBRANE SURFACES; MINERALIZATION; ULTRAFILTRATION SURFACES;

WATER TREATMENT;

CALCIUM ION; CARBON DIOXIDE; HUMIC ACID; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

FOULING; MEMBRANE;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOULING CONTROL; MEMBRANE FILTER; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MINERALIZATION; OXIDATION; PH; PHOTOCATALYSIS; ULTRAFILTRATION; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 21244461577     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2005.0659     Document Type: Article

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