Study of critical flux in ultrafiltration of seawater: New measurement and sub- and super-critical flux operations

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 165, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 102-110

  Xu, Jia ^a   Gao, Congjie ^a  

^a Ocean University of China   (China)

Author keywords

Critical flux; Nature flux mode; Seawater; Sub and super critical flux operations; Ultrafiltration

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX CHEMISTRY; CONSTANT PRESSURES; CRITICAL FLUX; ECONOMIC FEASIBILITIES; FOULING CONTROL; FRESH WATER; HYDRAULIC RESISTANCES; NATURE FLUX MODE; OPERATING CONDITION; OPERATING MODES; OPERATION OPTIMIZATION; ORGANIC SOLUTIONS; PERMEATE FLUX; SEAWATER DESALINATION; STRONG FORM; SUB-CRITICAL; SUPER-CRITICAL; WEAK FORM;

DESALINATION; MEMBRANE FOULING; ULTRAFILTRATION; WATER FILTRATION;

SEAWATER;

EID: 78149499344     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2010.08.071     Document Type: Article

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