The role of hydrodynamic conditions and solution chemistry on protein fouling during ultrafiltration

Desalination

Volumn 249, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 1079-1087

  She, Qianhong ^a,b,c   Tang, Chuyang Y ^a,b   Wang, Yi Ning ^a,b   Zhang, Zhenjia ^c  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b Singapore Offshore Technology Centre   (Singapore)

^c SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bovine serum albumin (BSA); Hydrodynamic conditions; Ionic strength; Membrane fouling; Protein; Ultrafiltration

Indexed keywords

BOVINE SERUM ALBUMINS; BSA FOULING; CROSSFLOW VELOCITIES; EFFECT OF IONIC STRENGTH; ELECTRIC DOUBLE LAYER; ELECTROSTATIC INTERACTIONS; ELECTROSTATIC REPULSION; FEEDWATER; FLUX REDUCTION; HYDRODYNAMIC CONDITIONS; INCREASE IN PRESSURE; ISO-ELECTRIC POINTS; LIMITING FLUX; LIMITING VALUES; MEMBRANE FLUXES; PROTEIN FOULING; SALT CONCENTRATION; SOLUTION CHEMISTRY; SOLUTION PH; TRANSIENT BEHAVIOR;

BODY FLUIDS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ELECTROSTATICS; FLUID DYNAMICS; HYDRODYNAMICS; IONIC STRENGTH; MEMBRANE FOULING; MEMBRANES; MICROFILTRATION; ORGANIC POLYMERS; PROTEINS; ULTRAFILTRATION;

PH EFFECTS;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; FLOW VELOCITY; FOULING; HYDRODYNAMICS; IONIC COMPOSITION; MEMBRANE; PH; PRESSURE EFFECT; PROTEIN; ULTRAFILTRATION;

BOVINAE;

EID: 71649111646     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2009.05.015     Document Type: Article

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