The influence of bubble characteristics on the performance of submerged hollow fiber membrane module used in microfiltration

Separation and Purification Technology

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 89-95

  Lu, Yan ^a   Ding, Zhongwei ^a   Liu, Liying ^a   Wang, Zhijun ^a   Ma, Runyu ^a  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Gas bubbling; Membrane fouling; Microfiltration; Submerged hollow fiber membrane module

Indexed keywords

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FLOW OF GASES; FLOW RATE; MICROFILTRATION; YEAST;

GAS BUBBLING; MEMBRANE FOULING; NOZZLE SIZE; SUBMERGED HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE MODULE;

FIBROUS MEMBRANES;

EID: 42249108388     PISSN: 13835866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2007.09.019     Document Type: Article

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