Evaluation of backwash efficiency, definition of remaining fouling and characterisation of its contribution in irreversible fouling: Case of drinking water production by air-assisted ultra-filtration

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 355, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 104-111

  Remize, P J ^a   Guigui, C ^a   Cabassud, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

Author keywords

Air sparging; Backwash efficiency; Fouling characterisation; Particle removal; Water production

Indexed keywords

AIR SPARGING; BACKWASH EFFICIENCY; CHARACTERISATION; PARTICLE REMOVAL; WATER PRODUCTION;

ADSORPTION; AIR; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CAPILLARITY; DEWATERING; EXPERIMENTS; FOULING; MEMBRANES; MICROFILTRATION; PILOT PLANTS; POTABLE WATER; SURFACE WATERS; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); WATER FILTRATION;

AIR FILTERS;

DRINKING WATER; SURFACE WATER;

ADSORPTION; AIRFLOW; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOULING CONTROL; HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; ULTRAFILTRATION; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER FLOW; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 77951256813     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2010.03.005     Document Type: Article

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