The relationship between critical flux and fibre movement induced by bubbling in a submerged hollow fibre system

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 51, Issue 6-7, 2005, Pages 115-122

  Wicaksana, F ^a   Fan, A G ^a   Chen, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bubbling; Critical flux; Fibre movement; Hollow fibre; Submerged membranes

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANES; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FOULING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRESSURE EFFECTS;

BUBBLING; MEMBRANE FOULING; SUBMERGED HOLLOW FIBER SYSTEM; TRANSMEMBRANE PRESSURE;

BUBBLE FORMATION;

BUBBLING SYSTEM; MEMBRANE;

ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FLOW RATE; FOULING PREVENTION; HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE; ISOLATION PROCEDURE; MEMBRANE FILTER; MEMBRANE REACTOR; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; PRESSURE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SUSPENSION; TASK PERFORMANCE; YEAST;

EID: 21244466403     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2005.0629     Document Type: Article

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