Experimental correlations of pH and ionic strength effects on the colloidal fouling potential of silica nanoparticles in crossflow ultrafiltration

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 303, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 112-118

  Singh, Gurdev ^a   Song, Lianfa ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Colloid; Fouling; Ionic strength; Nanoparticle; pH; Water chemistry; Zeta potential

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; COLLOIDS; FOULING; NANOPARTICLES; PH EFFECTS; ULTRAFILTRATION; ZETA POTENTIAL;

COLLOIDAL DOUBLE LAYER THICKNESS; ELECTROKINETIC;

IONIC STRENGTH;

NANOPARTICLE; SILICON DIOXIDE;

APPROXIMATION THEORY; COLLOIDS; FOULING; IONIC STRENGTH; NANOPARTICLES; PH EFFECTS; ULTRAFILTRATION; ZETA POTENTIAL;

ARTICLE; CROSSFLOW FILTRATION; FOULING CONTROL; IONIC STRENGTH; MICELLAR ELECTROKINETIC CHROMATOGRAPHY; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRAFILTRATION; ZETA POTENTIAL;

EID: 34548297845     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2007.06.072     Document Type: Article

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