Fouling mechanisms and energy appraisal in microfiltration pretreated by aluminum-based electroflocculation

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 352, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 86-94

  Ben Sasson, Moshe ^a   Adin, Avner ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Aluminum coagulation; Electrocoagulation; Electroflocculation; Filtration energy; Membrane fouling; Microfiltration

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM COAGULATION; COAGULATION MECHANISM; DEAD END MICROFILTRATION; DOMINANT MECHANISM; ELECTROCOAGULATION; ELECTROFLOCCULATION; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENERGY REDUCTION; ENERGY SAVING; FOULING MECHANISMS; FOULING MITIGATION; HYDRAULIC RESISTANCES; MEMBRANE PORES; MEMBRANE SURFACE; MIXING TIME; OPERATION TIME; OPTIMUM CONDITIONS; PH RANGE; PRE-TREATMENT; PRIMARY PARTICLES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROGRAPHS;

ALUMINUM; COAGULATION; ENERGY CONSERVATION; FLOCCULATION; MEMBRANE FOULING; MEMBRANES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILICA; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

MICROFILTRATION;

ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE;

ARTICLE; BIOFOULING; ELECTROFLOCCULATION; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; FLOCCULATION; HYDROLYSIS; IONIC STRENGTH; MEMBRANE FILTER; MICROFILTRATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEDIMENTATION;

EID: 77949320350     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2010.01.065     Document Type: Article

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