Irreversible membrane fouling in microfiltration membranes filtering coagulated surface water

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 320, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 356-362

  Kimura, Katsuki ^a   Maeda, Tomohiro ^a   Yamamura, Hiroshi ^a   Watanabe, Yoshimasa ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Coagulation; Membrane filtration; Membrane fouling; Particle size; Water treatment

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; ALUMINA; ALUMINUM; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); COAGULATION; FILTRATION; FOULING; LIGHT METALS; MEMBERSHIP FUNCTIONS; MEMBRANES; MICROFILTRATION; ORGANIC ACIDS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; POROUS MATERIALS; POTABLE WATER; SCALE (DEPOSITS); TESTING; THEOREM PROVING; WATER FILTRATION; WATER RECYCLING; WATER TREATMENT;

ACIDIC CONDITIONS; ALKA LINE CONDITION; BENCH SCALE; BENCH SCALE TESTS; CHEMICAL COAGULATIONS; COAGULATION CONDITIONS; DRINKING WATER TREATMENTS; FEED WATER; FILTRATION TESTS; H IGH CONCENTRATIONS; HUMIC ACID (HA); IRREVERSIBLE FOULING; MEMBRANE FOULING; MEMBRANE PROCESSES; MICRO-PORES; MICROFILTRATION (MF) MEMBRANES; OPTIMUM CONDITIONS; ORGANIC MATTER (OM); PILOT SCALE; POLY-ALUMINUM CHLORIDE (PACI); PRE TREATMENTS; PRE-COAGULATION; TREATMENT SYSTEMS;

CHEMICAL WATER TREATMENT;

ALUMINUM CHLORIDE; ALUMINUM SALT; COAGULATING AGENT; HUMIC ACID; SURFACE WATER;

ACIDITY; ADSORPTION; ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; METHODOLOGY; MICROFILTRATION; MICROPORE FILTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 48549084699     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2008.04.018     Document Type: Article

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