Comparison of fouling mechanism by CaSO4 and CaHPO4 on nanofiltration membranes

Separation Science and Technology

Volumn 41, Issue 13, 2006, Pages 2861-2882

  Shirazi, Saqib ^a   Lin, Che Jen ^a   Doshi, Simit ^a   Agarwal, Sumeet ^a   Rao, Pritesh ^a  

^a Lamar University   (United States)

Author keywords

Bulk and surface crystallization; Cake formation; Calcium sulfate; Inorganic fouling; Membrane; Nanofiltration

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; CRYSTALLIZATION; DISSOLUTION; FOULING; MASS TRANSFER;

BULK CRYSTALLIZATION; CAKE FORMATION; CALCIUM SULFATE; INORGANIC FOULING; SURFACE CRYSTALLIZATION;

NANOFILTRATION;

CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; CRYSTALLIZATION; DISSOLUTION; FOULING; MASS TRANSFER; NANOFILTRATION;

CRYSTALLIZATION; FOULING; MEMBRANE; NANOFILTRATION; SURFACE PROPERTY;

EID: 33749039957     PISSN: 01496395     EISSN: 15205754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01496390600854529     Document Type: Article

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