Flux decline study during ultrafiltration of glycerin-rich fatty acid solutions

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 351, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 75-86

  Amin, Indok Nurul Hasyimah Mohd ^a   Mohammad, Abdul Wahab ^a   Markom, Mastura ^a   Peng, Leo Choe ^b   Hilal, Nidal ^c  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cut off; Flux decline; Fouling; Hydrophilic; Hydrophobic; Membrane material

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL NATURE; CUT-OFF; FLUX DECLINE; FLUX REDUCTION; HYDROPHOBIC MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE MATERIAL; MEMBRANE PORES; MOLECULAR WEIGHT CUTOFF; OLEOCHEMICAL INDUSTRY; OPERATING TEMPERATURE; POLYETHERSULPHONES; POLYVINYLIDENE FLUORIDES; PVDF MEMBRANE;

ACIDS; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; FATTY ACIDS; GLYCEROL; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; MATERIALS; MEMBRANE FOULING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYMERIC MEMBRANES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRAFILTRATION;

CLARIFICATION;

FATTY ACID; GLYCEROL; POLYETHERSULFONE; POLYVINYLIDENE FLUORIDE; WATER;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; MEMBRANE FOULING; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NUCLEAR PORE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DESIGN; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRAFILTRATION;

EID: 77549085561     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2010.01.033     Document Type: Article

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