Hydrophobicity and molecular weight of humic substances on ultrafiltration fouling and resistance

Separation and Purification Technology

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 206-212

  Yu, Chien Hwa ^a   Wu, Chung Hsin ^b   Lin, Chia Hung ^c   Hsiao, Chi Hung ^c   Lin, Cheng Fang ^c  

^a MING CHUAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b DA YEH UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Fouling; Humic substances; Hydrophobicity; Molecular size; Ultrafiltration

Indexed keywords

ABS RESINS; ACIDS; ADSORPTION; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CHROMATOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; COLLOIDS; FOULING; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; GELATION; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; HYDROXYLATION; MEMBRANES; MICROFILTRATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; ORGANIC ACIDS; PORE SIZE; POROUS MATERIALS; RESINS; ULTRAFILTRATION; WASTEWATER; WATER FILTRATION;

FLUX DECLINES; FOULING RATES; GEL FILTRATIONS; HUMIC ACIDS; HUMIC SUBSTANCES; HYDRAULIC RESISTANCES; HYDROPHILIC FRACTIONS; HYDROPHOBIC AND HYDROPHILIC; IRREVERSIBLE FOULING; MEMBRANE PORE SIZES; MEMBRANE SURFACES; MOLECULAR SIZE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT EFFECTS; PARTICLE FRACTIONS; PERMEATION RESISTANCES; PORE BLOCKING;

FILTRATION;

EID: 56649118854     PISSN: 13835866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2008.10.008     Document Type: Article

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