Optical evaluation of deposition thickness and measurement of permeate flux enhancement of simulated fruit juice in presence of turbulence promoters

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 315, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 58-66

  Pal, Srimanta ^a   Ambastha, Swati ^a   Ghosh, Timir Baran ^a   De, Sirshendu ^a   DasGupta, Sunando ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Deposition thickness; Fruit juice; Optical microscope; Turbulence promoters; Ultrafiltration

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION THICKNESS; TURBULENCE PROMOTERS;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; TURBULENCE; ULTRAFILTRATION;

FRUIT JUICES;

PECTIN; POLYPHENYLENE ETHERSULFONE; SUCROSE; SULFONE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FRUIT JUICES; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; TURBULENCE; ULTRAFILTRATION;

ARTICLE; CROSSFLOW FILTRATION; FRUIT JUICE; MEMBRANE FILTER; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; ULTRAFILTRATION;

EID: 41949098619     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2008.02.029     Document Type: Article

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