Baffled microfiltration membrane and its fouling control for feed water of desalination

Desalination

Volumn 168, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 223-230

  Ahmad, A L ^a   Mariadas, A ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Baffled microfiltration; Helical baffle; TiO2; Turbulence promoters

Indexed keywords

CERAMIC MATERIALS; CHANNEL FLOW; FOULING; LIQUID MEMBRANES; MICROFILTRATION; POROSITY; WATER TREATMENT;

BAFFLE GEOMETRIES; BAFFLED MICROFILTRATION MEMBRANES; FEED WATER; PREPTREATMENT PROCESS;

DESALINATION;

DESALINATION; FOULING; MICROFILTRATION; WATER TREATMENT;

INSERTION SEQUENCES;

EID: 7544240519     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2004.07.002     Document Type: Article

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