Productivity enhancement in a cross-flow ultrafiltration membrane system through automated de-clogging operations

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 280, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 82-88

  Smith, Paul James ^a   Shon, H K ^a   Vigneswaran, Saravanamuth ^a   Ngo, Huu Hao ^a   Nguyen, Hung ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cross flow membrane; Periodic high cross flow rate; Periodic relaxation; Permeate flux; Programmable Logic Controller (PLC); Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA); Transmembrane pressure; Ultrafiltration

Indexed keywords

CLEANING; FOULING; LIFE CYCLE; MEMBRANES; PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLERS; ULTRAFILTRATION;

CROSS-FLOW MEMBRANE; PERIODIC HIGH CROSS-FLOW RATE; PERIODIC RELAXATION; PERMEATE FLUX; SUPERVISORY CONTROL AND DATA ACQUISITION (SCADA); TRANSMEMBRANE PRESSURE;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

CLEANING; FOULING; LIFE CYCLE; MEMBRANES; PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLERS; ULTRAFILTRATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CLEANING; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CROSSFLOW FILTRATION; FLOW RATE; MEMBRANE FILTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNOLOGY; ULTRAFILTRATION; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33745714139     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2006.01.010     Document Type: Article

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