Recovery of water from sewage effluents using alumina ceramic microfiltration membranes

Separation Science and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1034-1064

  Kumar, S Mahesh ^a,c   Roy, Sukumar ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

^b BHARAT HEAVY ELECTRICALS LIMITED   (India)

^c GE GLOBAL RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Ceramic membrane; Darcy; Dead end microfiltration; Membrane fouling; Microbe filtration; Sewage effluents; Water recovery

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; CERAMIC MEMBRANES; CONTAMINATION; MICROFILTRATION;

DEAD-END MICROFILTRATION; MEMBRANE FOULING; MICROBE FILTRATION; SEWAGE EFFLUENTS; WATER RECOVERY;

EFFLUENT TREATMENT;

ALUMINA; CERAMIC MEMBRANES; CONTAMINATION; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; MICROFILTRATION;

CERAMICS; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; FILTRATION; MEMBRANE; PERMEABILITY; PORE SIZE; RECYCLING; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 42149144711     PISSN: 01496395     EISSN: 15205754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01496390801910187     Document Type: Article

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