In-situ monitoring of inorganic and microbial synergistic fouling during nanofiltration by UTDR

Desalination and Water Treatment

Volumn 11, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 15-22

  Hou, Yanlin ^a   Gao, Yanan ^a   Cai, Ying ^a   Xu, Xincheng ^a   Li, Jianxin ^a  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

Author keywords

Membrane fouling; Nanofiltration; Ultrasonic time domain reflectometry

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 77954239237     PISSN: 19443994     EISSN: 19443986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5004/dwt.2009.837     Document Type: Article

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