Impact of backwash water composition on ultrafiltration fouling control

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 344, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 17-25

  Li, Sheng ^a   Heijman, S G J ^a,b   Verberk, J Q J C ^a   Verliefde, A R D ^a   Kemperman, A J B ^d   van Dijk, J C ^a   Amy, G ^a,c  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b KWR WATERCYCLE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^c UNESCO IHE INSTITUTE FOR WATER EDUCATION   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Backwash water; Fouling; NOM; Ultrafiltration; Zeta potential

Indexed keywords

BACK WASHING; BACKWASH WATER; BRIDGING EFFECTS; CHARGE-SCREENING EFFECTS; DEMINERALIZED WATER; DIVALENT CATION; FEED WATER; FOULING CONTROL; MONOVALENT CATIONS; NATURAL ORGANIC MATTERS; NATURAL SURFACE; NEGATIVE CHARGE; NOM; REPULSION FORCE; STREAMING POTENTIAL; UF MEMBRANES;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CALCIUM; CALCIUM ALLOYS; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; DIALYSIS; FOULING; MEMBRANES; MICROFILTRATION; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; POSITIVE IONS; SODIUM CHLORIDE; ULTRAFILTRATION; ZETA POTENTIAL;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

CALCIUM CHLORIDE; CALCIUM ION; DIVALENT CATION; MONOVALENT CATION; NATURAL ORGANIC MATTER; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SODIUM ION; SURFACE WATER;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ELECTRICITY; FOULING CONTROL; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRAFILTRATION; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 70049101555     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2009.07.025     Document Type: Article

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