Effect of backwash on the performance of submerged membrane filtration

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 330, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 349-356

  Hwang, Kuo Jen ^a   Chan, Chih Sheng ^a   Tung, Kuo Lun ^b  

^a TAMKANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHUNG YUAN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Backwash; Membrane blocking; Microfiltration; Submerged membrane filtration

Indexed keywords

BACKWASH; BACKWASH CONDITIONS; BLOCKING MODELS; CAKE FILTRATIONS; CAKE FORMATIONS; EMPIRICAL EQUATIONS; EXPERIMENTAL DATUM; FILTRATION FLUXES; FILTRATION PERIODS; FILTRATION RESISTANCES; FILTRATION SYSTEMS; FILTRATION TIME; MEAN DIAMETERS; MEMBRANE BLOCKING; MEMBRANE PORES; SUBMERGED MEMBRANE FILTRATION; TUBULAR MEMBRANES; WASHING EFFICIENCIES;

MEMBRANE FOULING; MEMBRANES; POROUS MATERIALS; PRODUCTIVITY;

MICROFILTRATION;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CERAMICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FILTRATION; MEMBRANE FILTER; MEMBRANE FORMATION; MEMBRANE RESISTANCE; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY;

EID: 60549105975     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2009.01.012     Document Type: Article

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