Unified membrane fouling index for low pressure membrane filtration of natural waters: Principles and methodology

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 714-720

  Huang, Haiou ^a   Young, Thayer A ^a   Jacangelo, Joseph G ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FILTRATION; SURFACE WATERS; WATER TREATMENT;

MEMBRANE FILTRATION; UNIFIED MEMBRANE FOULING INDEX;

WATER SUPPLY;

RIVER WATER;

FILTRATION; SURFACE WATERS; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; FILTRATION; FOULING; SURFACE WATER; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; LOW PRESSURE MEMBRANE FILTRATION; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MEASUREMENT; MEMBRANE FILTER; QUALITY CONTROL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STANDARDIZATION; UNIFIED MEMBRANE FOULING INDEX; UNITED STATES; VALIDITY; WATER FLOW; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

FILTRATION; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; PRESSURE; WATER;

EID: 38949122693     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es071043j     Document Type: Article

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