Surface modification of polypropylene membrane to improve antifouling characteristics in a submerged membrane-bioreactor: Ar plasma treatment

Membrane Water Treatment

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 83-92

  Zhou, Jin ^a   Li, Wei ^a   Gu, Jia Shan ^a   Yu, Hai Yin ^a  

^a ANHUI NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Antifouling characteristics; Ar plasma treatment; Membrane surface modification; Polypropylene microporous membrane; Submerged membrane bioreactor; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

BIOCONVERSION; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; BIOREACTORS; CONTACT ANGLE; DEPOSITION; HYDROPHILICITY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MEMBRANES; MICROPOROSITY; PLASMA APPLICATIONS; PLASMA THEORY; POLYPROPYLENES; PORE SIZE; SURFACE ROUGHNESS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

ANTIFOULING CHARACTERISTICS; AR PLASMA TREATMENT; MEMBRANE SURFACE MODIFICATIONS; POLYPROPYLENE MICROPOROUS MEMBRANE; SUBMERGED MEMBRANE BIOREACTORS;

SURFACE TREATMENT;

EID: 78049247638     PISSN: 20058624     EISSN: 20927037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12989/mwt.2010.1.1.083     Document Type: Article

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