UF membrane fouling by mixtures of humic acids and sodium alginate: Fouling mechanisms and reversibility

Desalination

Volumn 264, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 220-227

  Katsoufidou, K S ^a   Sioutopoulos, D C ^a   Yiantsios, S G ^a   Karabelas, A J ^a  

^a Centre for Research Technology Hellas   (Greece)

Author keywords

Hollow fiber membrane fouling; Humic acids and sodium alginate; Mixtures; Periodic backwashing; Ultrafiltration

Indexed keywords

BACK WASHING; CAKE FILTRATION; CALCIUM IONS; DEAD-END MODES; DILUTE MIXTURES; FLUX RECOVERY; FOULING CHARACTERISTICS; FOULING LAYERS; FOULING MECHANISMS; HIGH FLUX; HOLLOW FIBER; HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANES; HUMIC ACID; LAYER RESISTANCE; MEMBRANE PORES; ORGANIC SPECIES; SMALL MOLECULES; SODIUM ALGINATES; SPECIFIC CAKE RESISTANCES;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; MEMBRANE FOULING; MICROFILTRATION; MIXTURES; ORGANIC ACIDS; POLYSACCHARIDES; ULTRAFILTRATION;

ALGINATE;

ALGINATE; FOULING; HUMIC ACID; MEMBRANE; POLYSACCHARIDE; SODIUM; ULTRAFILTRATION;

EID: 78149466135     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2010.08.017     Document Type: Article

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