Kinetics of membrane flux decline: The role of natural colloids and mitigation via membrane surface modification

Journal of Nanoparticle Research

Volumn 7, Issue 4-5, 2005, Pages 525-544

  Kilduff, James E ^a   Mattaraj, Supatpong ^b   Zhou, Mingyan ^a   Belfort, Georges ^c  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UBON RATCHATHANI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Fulvic acid; Graft polymerization; Humic acid; Microfiltration; Nanofiltration; Nanoparticle; NOM; Surface modification; Ultrafiltration; Water quality

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; COSTS; HYDROPHOBICITY; MAGNETIC FLUX; MEMBRANES; MICROFILTRATION; MONOMERS; NANOFILTRATION; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; POROSITY; POTABLE WATER; SURFACE ROUGHNESS; SURFACE TREATMENT; ULTRAFILTRATION;

FULVIC ACID; GRAFT POLYMERIZATION; HUMIC ACID; NANOPARTICLES; NOM;

REACTION KINETICS;

EID: 24144458201     PISSN: 13880764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11051-005-5043-y     Document Type: Conference Paper

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