Impact of gel layer formation on colloid retention in membrane filtration processes

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 325, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 486-494

  Wang, Xiao Mao ^a   Waite, T David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Concentration polarization (CP); Filterability; Fouling mechanism; Gel layer structure; Stirred cell

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; ALGINATE; CALCIUM; COLLOID CHEMISTRY; COLLOIDS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FILTRATION; FOULING; GELATION; GELS; MEMBRANES; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; POROUS MATERIALS; SODIUM;

CONCENTRATION POLARIZATION (CP); FILTERABILITY; FOULING MECHANISM; GEL LAYER STRUCTURE; STIRRED CELL;

MICROFILTRATION;

ALGINIC ACID; CALCIUM ALGINATE; CATALASE;

ARTICLE; COLLOID; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; FOULING CONTROL; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEMBRANE FILTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE;

EID: 53249151514     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2008.08.016     Document Type: Article

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