A comparison of commercial and experimental ultrafiltration membranes via surface property analysis and fouling tests

Water Quality Research Journal of Canada

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 84-93

  Dang, Huyen T ^a   Narbaitz, Roberto M ^a   Matsuura, Takeshi ^a   Khulbe, Kailash C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fouling; Humic substances; Membrane surface characterization; Surface water; Ultrafiltration membranes

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CONTACT ANGLE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYMERIC MEMBRANES; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

FOULING TESTS; HUMIC SUBSTANCE; MEMBRANE SURFACE CHARACTERIZATION; ULTRAFILTRATION MEMBRANES;

ULTRAFILTRATION;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CONTACT ANGLE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYMERIC MEMBRANES; SURFACE PROPERTIES; ULTRAFILTRATION;

FOULING; MEMBRANE; POLYMER; ULTRAFILTRATION;

EID: 33745050914     PISSN: 12013080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wqrj.2006.009     Document Type: Article

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