Experimental aspects of ultrasonically enhanced cross-flow membrane filtration of industrial wastewater

Ultrasonics Sonochemistry

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 295-302

  Kyllönen, Hanna ^a   Pirkonen, Pentti ^a   Nyström, Marianne ^b   Nuortila Jokinen, Jutta ^c   Grönroos, Antti ^a  

^a VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

^b LAPPEENRANTA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^c UPM Research Center   (Finland)

Author keywords

Flux; Fouling; Industrial wastewater; Membrane filtration; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; COLLOIDS; FILTRATION; FOULING; LIQUID MEMBRANES; ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS;

FLUX; MEMBRANE CLEANING; MEMBRANE FILTRATION; WASTEWATER COLLOIDS;

INDUSTRIAL WASTE TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CROSSFLOW FILTRATION; FOULING CONTROL; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; MEMBRANE FILTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER; WASTE WATER;

EID: 33645861683     PISSN: 13504177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2005.04.006     Document Type: Article

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