Water Treatment by Microfiltration and Ultrafiltration

Advanced Membrane Technology and Applications

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 131-170

  Kennedy, M D ^a   Kamanyi, J ^a   Salinas Rodriguez S G ^a   Lee, N H ^a   Schippers, J C ^a   Amy, G ^a  

^a UNESCO IHE INSTITUTE FOR WATER EDUCATION   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Membrane fouling and chemical cleaning; Microfiltration and ultrafiltration water treatment; microfiltration ultrafiltration pretreatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950339539     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470276280.ch6     Document Type: Chapter

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