Chemical cleaning of a tubular ceramic microfiltration membrane fouled with a whey protein concentrate suspension-Characterization of hydraulic and chemical cleanliness

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 337, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 153-174

  Blanpain Avet, P ^a   Migdal, J F ^a   Benezech T ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Ceramic membrane; Chemical cleaning; Microfiltration; Protein deposit; Sodium hydroxide

Indexed keywords

CERAMIC MICROFILTRATION MEMBRANES; CHEMICAL CLEANLINESS; CLEANING EFFICIENCY; CLEANING OPERATIONS; CROSSFLOW VELOCITIES; DETRIMENTAL EFFECTS; FLUX RECOVERY; FOULING RESISTANCE; LINEAR CORRELATION; MEMBRANE RESISTANCE; MEMBRANE SURFACE; MICRO-FILTRATION MEMBRANES; OPERATING CONDITION; OPERATING PARAMETERS; RESIDUAL PROTEINS; SODIUM HYDROXIDE; SODIUM HYDROXIDES; THREE PARAMETERS; TRANSMEMBRANE PRESSURES; WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE;

CELL MEMBRANES; CERAMIC MEMBRANES; DEPOSITS; HYDRAULICS; MEMBRANE FOULING; MICROFILTRATION; PRESSURE EFFECTS; PROTEINS; SODIUM; SURFACE CLEANING;

CHEMICAL CLEANING;

SODIUM HYDROXIDE;

ARTICLE; CLEANING; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE RESISTANCE; MICROFILTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WHEY;

EID: 65649131927     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2009.03.033     Document Type: Article

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