Evaluation of membrane fouling models based on bench-scale experiments: A comparison between constant flowrate blocking laws and artificial neural network (ANNs) model

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 310, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 393-401

  Liu, Qi Feng ^a   Kim, Seung Hyun ^a  

^a Kyungnam University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

ANNs; Blocking laws; Evaluation; Fouling; Prediction

Indexed keywords

FILTRATION; FLOW RATE; FOULING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NEURAL NETWORKS; SURFACE WATERS;

BLOCKING LAWS; MEMBRANE FOULING MODELS;

MEMBRANES;

SURFACE WATER;

FILTRATION; FLOW RATE; FOULING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MEMBRANES; NEURAL NETWORKS; SURFACE WATERS;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FLOW RATE; LAW; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEMBRANE FILTER; MEMBRANE MODEL; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 38649086721     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2007.11.020     Document Type: Article

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