Relation between fouling characteristics of RO and UF membranes in experiments with colloidal organic and inorganic species

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 350, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 62-82

  Sioutopoulos, D C ^a   Yiantsios, S G ^a   Karabelas, A J ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Colloidal fouling; Colloidal particles; Fouling index; Humic acids; Iron oxide; Polysaccharides; RO and UF membranes

Indexed keywords

COLLOIDAL FOULING; COLLOIDAL PARTICLE; FOULING INDICES; HUMIC ACID; HUMIC ACIDS; UF MEMBRANES;

APPROXIMATION THEORY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FOULING; IRON OXIDES; MEMBRANES; MICROFILTRATION; ORGANIC ACIDS; POLYSACCHARIDES; PRESSURE EFFECTS; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SURFACE TREATMENT;

EXPERIMENTS;

HUMIC ACID; IRON OXIDE; POLYSACCHARIDE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TAP WATER;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; COLLOID; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; FOULING CONTROL; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MEMBRANE FILTER; POLARIZATION; PREDICTION; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SALINITY; SHEAR STRESS; ULTRAFILTRATION; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 76849100511     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2009.12.012     Document Type: Article

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