Novel membrane-based sensor for online membrane integrity monitoring

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 323, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 113-124

  Phattaranawik, Jirachote ^a   Fane, Anthony G ^a   Wong, F S ^b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b IESE Pte Ltd   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Membrane failure; Membrane integrity monitoring; Particle monitoring; Porous membrane; Relative trans membrane pressure

Indexed keywords

BENTONITE; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DETECTORS; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; FILTRATION; FOULING; GROUND OPERATIONS; MEMBRANES; MILITARY OPERATIONS; POROUS MATERIALS; POSITIVE IONS; RELIABILITY; SCALE (DEPOSITS); SENSORS; SYSTEM STABILITY; TURBIDITY; VACUUM;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DECENTRALIZED SYSTEMS; FOULING MONITORING; LOCAL CONDITIONS; LOW COSTS; MEMBRANE CHARACTERISTICS; MEMBRANE FILTRATION (MF); MEMBRANE INTEGRITY; MODE OF OPERATIONS; MULTI CHANNEL (MC); OPERATING CONDITIONS; PARTICLE CONCENTRATIONS; PARTICLE DETECTION; PIN HOLE DEFECTS; POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS; PRESSURE SIGNALS; RESPONSE TIMES; SANDWICH CONFIGURATIONS; SENSOR DEVICES; SENSOR MEMBRANES; TRANS-MEMBRANE PRESSURE (TMP); VACUUM MODES;

MICROFILTRATION;

ARTICLE; ONLINE MONITORING; PARTICLE SIZE; PATENT; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SENSOR; VACUUM;

EID: 48349105080     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2008.06.008     Document Type: Article

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