Unstable filtration behavior with submerged hollow fiber membranes

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 308, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 107-114

  Chang, S ^a   Fane, A G ^a,b   Waite, T D ^a   Yeo, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Hollow fiber membrane; Membrane filtration; Membrane fouling; Submerged membrane module

Indexed keywords

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); FILTRATION; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; PRESSURE EFFECTS;

HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE FILTRATION; MEMBRANE FOULING; SUBMERGED MEMBRANE MODULE;

FIBROUS MEMBRANES;

LATEX; POLYPROPYLENE; WATER;

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); FIBROUS MEMBRANES; FILTRATION; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; PRESSURE EFFECTS;

ARTICLE; HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE FILTER; MEMBRANE RESISTANCE; MEMBRANE STABILIZATION; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE PROPERTY; X RAY MICROANALYSIS;

EID: 37249011759     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2007.09.047     Document Type: Article

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