Critical flux and particle deposition of fractal flocs during crossflow microfiltration

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 353, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 28-35

  Zhang, Y P ^b   Fane, A G ^a,b   Law, A W K ^a,b  

^a Singapore Membrane Technology Centre (SMTC)   (Singapore)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Critical flux; Crossflow microfiltration; Fouling; Fractal; Polydisperse

Indexed keywords

CRITICAL FLUX; CROSSFLOW MICROFILTRATION; DIRECT OBSERVATION; FOULING MECHANISMS; FRACTAL STRUCTURES; MONODISPERSE; PARTICLE DEPOSITIONS; POLYDISPERSES;

FLOCCULATION; IRON ORES; MICROFILTRATION; OXIDE MINERALS; POLYDISPERSITY; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

FRACTAL DIMENSION;

FERRIC OXIDE;

ARTICLE; BIOFOULING; CRITICAL FLUX; CROSSFLOW FILTRATION; DISPERSION; FLOCCULATION; FLOW KINETICS; FRACTAL FLOC DIMENSION; MEMBRANE FILTER; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; MICROFILTRATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 77950084629     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2010.02.016     Document Type: Article

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