Fouling of ultrafiltration membrane by effluent organic matter: A detailed characterization using different organic fractions in wastewater

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 278, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 232-238

  Shon, H K ^a   Vigneswaran, S ^a   Kim, In S ^b   Cho, J ^b   Ngo, H H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Biologically treated sewage effluent; Effluent organic matter; Fouling; Fraction; Hydrophilic; Hydrophobic; Membrane characterization; Transphilic; Ultrafiltration

Indexed keywords

EFFLUENTS; FOULING; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; SEWAGE TREATMENT; ULTRAFILTRATION;

BIOLOGICALLY TREATED SEWAGE EFFLUENT; EFFLUENT ORGANIC MATTER; FRACTIONS; HYDROPHILIC; HYDROPHOBIC; MEMBRANE CHARACTERIZATION; TRANSPHILIC;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ORGANIC MATTER;

EFFLUENTS; FOULING; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; SEWAGE TREATMENT; ULTRAFILTRATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; EFFLUENT; FOULING CONTROL; FRACTIONATION; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MEMBRANE FILTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRAFILTRATION; WASTE WATER;

EID: 33646893043     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2005.11.006     Document Type: Article

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