Application of nanoscale probes for the evaluation of the integrity of ultrafiltration membranes

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 276, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 185-192

  Gitis, Vitaly ^a   Haught, Roy C ^b   Clark, Robert M ^c   Gun, Jenny ^d   Lev, Ovadia ^d  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c Environmental Engineering and Public Health Consultant   (United States)

^d HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Chemical cleaning; Drinking water; Flux; Nanoparticles; Ultrafiltration membranes

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL CLEANING; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; HYDROPHOBICITY; MEMBRANES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PHASE TRANSITIONS; POTABLE WATER; PROBES;

FLUX; FLUX RECOVERY; NANOPARTICLES; ULTRAFILTRATION MEMBRANES;

ULTRAFILTRATION;

DYE; GOLD;

CHEMICAL CLEANING; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; HYDROPHOBICITY; MEMBRANES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PHASE TRANSITIONS; POTABLE WATER; PROBES; ULTRAFILTRATION;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE; CLEANING; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MEMBRANE DAMAGE; MEMBRANE FILTER; MOLECULAR PROBE; NANOPARTICLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRAFILTRATION;

EID: 33645391297     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2005.09.055     Document Type: Article

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