A pore diffusion transport model for forecasting the performance of membrane processes

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 265, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 29-50

  Tu, Shih Chieh ^a   Ravindran, Varadarajan ^a   Pirbazari, Massoud ^a  

^a University of Southern California ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Concentration polarization; Gel; Internal pore fouling; Membrane transport model; Nanofiltration; Pore diffusion; Surface fouling; Ultrafiltration

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CROSSLINKING; DIFFUSION; FOULING; GELS; GROUNDWATER; HYDROPHOBICITY; MASS TRANSFER; NANOFILTRATION; POLYAMIDES; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; ULTRAFILTRATION; VISCOSITY; WATER TREATMENT;

CONCENTRATION POLARIZATION; INTERNAL PORE FOULING; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT MODEL; PORE DIFFUSION; SURFACE FOULING;

BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANES;

AROMATIC POLYAMIDE; GROUND WATER; ORGANIC MATTER; POLYETHERSULFONE;

DIFFUSION; MEMBRANE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; CONTACT ANGLE; CROSS LINKING; DIFFUSION; FORECASTING; FOULING CONTROL; GELATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MASS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEMBRANE RESISTANCE; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; NANOFILTRATION; PARAMETER; PERFORMANCE; PERMEABILITY; POLARIZATION; POROSITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; SOLUTE; SURFACE PROPERTY; THICKNESS; ULTRAFILTRATION; VISCOSITY; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 26244449045     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2005.04.051     Document Type: Article

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