CO2 nucleation in membrane spacer channels remove biofilms and fouling deposits

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 49, Issue 20, 2010, Pages 10034-10039

  Ngene, Ikenna S ^a   Lammertink, Rob G H ^a   Kemperman, Antoine J B ^a   Van De Ven, Wilhelmus J C ^b   Wessels, L Peter ^c   Wessling, Matthias ^a   Van Der Meer, Walter G J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^b Vitens Water Technology   (Netherlands)

^c WE Consult Vianen BV   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLEANING METHODS; CLEANING PROCESS; COMMONLY USED; DEPRESSURIZATIONS; DESALINATION MEMBRANES; FOULING DEPOSIT; HYDRAULIC RESISTANCES; LOWER PRESSURES; MEMBRANE MODULE; MEMBRANE PERFORMANCE; MEMBRANE SPACERS; PARTICULATE FOULING; SPACER-FILLED CHANNELS; SPIRAL-WOUND MODULE; WATER RINSING;

CLEANING; DESALINATION; DISSOLUTION; MEMBRANES; NANOFILTRATION; NUCLEATION; RESTORATION; WATER FILTRATION; WATER TREATMENT;

FOULING;

EID: 77958016471     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: 15205045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie1011245     Document Type: Article

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