A serial filtration investigation of membrane fouling by natural organic matter

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 294, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 115-126

  Kim, Jaeshin ^a   Shi, Wei ^a   Yuan, Yeping ^a   Benjamin, Mark M ^a  

^a University of Washington   (United States)

Author keywords

Fouling rate; Natural organic matter; NOM globule; Self aggregation; Serial filtration

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; FILTERS (FOR FLUIDS); GELS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

FOULING RATE; NATURAL ORGANIC MATTER (NOM); SELF-AGGREGATION; SERIAL FILTRATION;

MICROFILTRATION;

GLUTARALDEHYDE; ORGANIC MATTER; SODIUM DIHYDROGEN PHOSPHATE;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; FILTERS (FOR FLUIDS); GELS; MICROFILTRATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

ARTICLE; BIOFOULING; COLLOID; FILTRATION; FOULING CONTROL; MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; MICROFILTRATION; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRAFILTRATION; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 34047251996     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2007.02.020     Document Type: Article

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