Improvement of a method for the characterization of ultrafiltration membranes by measurements of tracers retention

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 238, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 177-190

  Causserand, C ^a   Rouaix, S ^a   Akbari, A ^a   Aimar, P ^a  

^a LABORATOIRE DE GÉNIE CHIMIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

Characterization; Membrane; PEG; Retention; Ultrafiltration

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); MEMBRANES; MONITORING; REDUCTION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TRACE ELEMENTS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

DATA TREATMENTS; MEMBRANE RETENTION; SOLUTE TRANSFER;

ULTRAFILTRATION;

TRACER;

MEASUREMENT METHOD; MEMBRANE; ULTRAFILTRATION;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BOUNDARY LAYER; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLUTE; TECHNIQUE; ULTRAFILTRATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WORKLOAD;

EID: 2942562252     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2004.04.003     Document Type: Article

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