Evaluating the use of in-situ ultrasonication to reduce fouling during natural rubber skim latex (waste latex) recovery by ultrafiltration

Desalination

Volumn 236, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 202-207

  Veerasamy, D ^a   Supurmaniam, A ^a   Nor, Z M ^a  

^a RUBBER RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Cross flow ultrafiltration; Membrane fouling; Skim latex; Transmembrane pressure; Ultrasonic

Indexed keywords

FLUORINE COMPOUNDS; MEMBRANE FOULING; MEMBRANES; RUBBER; ULTRAFILTRATION; ULTRASONICS;

CONCENTRATION POLARIZATION; CROSS-FLOW ULTRAFILTRATION; LIQUID-SOLID SEPARATION; MEMBRANE SEPARATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT CUTOFF; POLYVINYLIDINE FLUORIDES; SKIM LATEX; TRANSMEMBRANE PRESSURES;

SONICATION;

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FOULING; MEMBRANE; POLYMER; SEPARATION; ULTRAFILTRATION; ULTRASONICS;

EID: 58049195824     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2007.10.068     Document Type: Article

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