Determination of the pore size distribution and porosity of aerobic granules using size-exclusion chromatography

Water Research

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 39-46

  Zheng, Yu Ming ^a   Yu, Han Qing ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

Aerobic granules; Diameter; Pore size distribution; Porosity; Size exclusion chromatography (SEC)

Indexed keywords

POLYETHYLENES; PORE SIZE; POROSITY; SIZE EXCLUSION CHROMATOGRAPHY;

AEROBIC GRANULES; BIOACTIVITY;

GRANULAR MATERIALS;

WATER;

GRANULAR MATERIALS; POLYETHYLENES; PORE SIZE; POROSITY; SIZE EXCLUSION CHROMATOGRAPHY;

CHROMATOGRAPHY; EXCLUSION EXPERIMENT; POLYMER; PORE SPACE; POROSITY; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MOLECULE; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLUTE; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER FLOW; WATER PERMEABILITY;

EID: 37849188894     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2006.09.015     Document Type: Article

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