Effects of ultrasound on the performance improvement of wastewater microfiltration through a porous ceramic filter

Brazilian Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 641-648

  Rocha, I C C ^a   Marques, J J ^a   Silva, A S ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SERGIPE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Filtration; Produced water; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

BANDPASS FILTERS; CERAMIC MATERIALS; FILTERS (FOR FLUIDS); FILTRATION; FUEL FILTERS; MICROFILTRATION; OIL FIELDS; POROUS MATERIALS; PRODUCED WATER; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS; ULTRASONIC WAVES; ULTRASONICS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

CONVENTIONAL FILTRATION; FILTRATION TECHNIQUES; OILFIELD WASTEWATERS; OPERATION PERFORMANCE; REGENERATION EFFICIENCY; REGENERATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS; WASTEWATER MICROFILTRATION;

WATER FILTRATION;

EID: 75649087315     PISSN: 01046632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0104-66322009000400002     Document Type: Article

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