Estimating air diffusion contribution to pressure decay during membrane integrity tests

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 237, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 203-212

  Farahbakhsh, K ^a   Smith, D W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Diffusive air flow test; Membrane integrity monitoring; Microfiltration; Pressure decay test; Ultrafiltration

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROORGANISMS; PORE SIZE; PRESSURIZATION;

AIR DIFFUSION; IMMERSED MEMBRANES; PRESSURIZED VESSELS;

GAS PERMEABLE MEMBRANES;

DIFFUSION; MEMBRANE; MICROFILTRATION; PRESSURE; TESTING; ULTRAFILTRATION;

ARTICLE; DIFFUSION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; MICROFILTRATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REDUCTION; SURFACE PROPERTY; ULTRAFILTRATION; WATER TEMPERATURE;

EID: 2442464761     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2004.03.015     Document Type: Article

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