Why does a mineral oxide adsorbent control fouling better than powdered activated carbon in hybrid ultrafiltration water treatment?

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 355, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 69-77

  Kang, Suck Ki ^a   Choo, Kwang Ho ^b  

^a Wooritech Co Ltd   (South Korea)

^b Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Ferrihydrite; Fouling control; Natural organic matter; Ultrafiltration

Indexed keywords

CAKE LAYER; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; DOC REMOVAL EFFICIENCY; FERRIHYDRITES; FOULING BEHAVIOR; FOULING CONTROL; FOULING REDUCTION; LAKE WATERS; MEMBRANE PORES; MEMBRANE PROCESS; MINERAL OXIDES; NATURAL ORGANIC MATTER; NATURAL ORGANIC MATTERS; POWDERED ACTIVATED CARBON; SCANNING ELECTRONIC MICROSCOPY; SPECIFIC INTERACTION; ULTRAFILTRATION MEMBRANES; WATER PERMEABILITY;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ACTIVATED CARBON TREATMENT; ADSORBENTS; ADSORPTION; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; DISSOLUTION; FOULING; LAKES; ORGANIC CARBON; ULTRAFILTRATION; WATER RECYCLING;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORBENT; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; FERRIC HYDROXIDE; LAKE WATER;

ADSORPTION KINETICS; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOULING CONTROL; FRACTIONATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEMBRANE BIOLOGY; MEMBRANE FILTER; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRAFILTRATION; WATER PERMEABILITY; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 77951023096     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2010.03.007     Document Type: Article

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