Cleaning ultrafiltration membranes by different chemical solutions with air bubbles

Desalination and Water Treatment

Volumn 10, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 175-180

  Arnal, J M ^a   Garcia Fayos B ^a   Sancho, M ^a   Verdu G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Air bubbles; AQUAPOT; Membrane cleaning; Potabilisation; Surface water; Ultrafiltration

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954240348     PISSN: 19443994     EISSN: 19443986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5004/dwt.2009.866     Document Type: Article

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