Variation and prediction of membrane fouling index under various feed water characteristics

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 284, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 248-254

  Park, Chanhyuk ^a   Kim, Hana ^b   Hong, Seungkwan ^b   Choi, Suing Il ^b  

^a Korea Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

^b Korea University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Happel cell model; Membrane fouling index; Modified fouling index (MFI); Particle fouling; Silt density index (SDI)

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FOULING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NANOFILTRATION; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; REVERSE OSMOSIS; WATER TREATMENT;

HAPPEL CELL MODEL; MEMBRANE FOULING INDEX; MODIFIED FOULING INDEX (MFI); PARTICLE FOULING; SILT DENSITY INDEX (SDI);

OSMOSIS MEMBRANES;

DRINKING WATER; ORGANIC MATTER;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FOULING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NANOFILTRATION; OSMOSIS MEMBRANES; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; REVERSE OSMOSIS; WATER TREATMENT;

ACCURACY; ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; BIOFOULING; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); EVALUATION; EXPERIMENTATION; FILTRATION; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; MEASUREMENT; MEMBRANE; MOLECULAR MODEL; NANOFILTRATION; PARAMETERS OF MEASUREMENT AND ANALYSIS; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; POROSITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SURFACE PROPERTY; THEORY; WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33748967081     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2006.07.036     Document Type: Article

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