Cross-flow ultrafiltration of stable oil-in-water emulsion using polysulfone membranes

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 165, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 447-456

  Chakrabarty, B ^a   Ghoshal, A K ^a   Purkait, M K ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GUWAHATI   (India)

Author keywords

Cross flow ultrafiltration; Flux declination; Oil in water emulsion; Polysulfone

Indexed keywords

CROSS FLOWS; CROSS-FLOW ULTRAFILTRATION; MEMBRANE PERFORMANCE; MORPHOLOGICAL PROPERTIES; OIL CONCENTRATION; OIL DROPLETS; OIL REJECTION; OIL REMOVAL; OIL RETENTION; OIL SEPARATION; OIL-IN-WATER (O/W) EMULSION; OIL-IN-WATER EMULSIONS; OILY WASTEWATER; OILY WATER; PERMEATE FLOW RATES; POLYSULFONE MEMBRANES; POST TREATMENT; PRODUCED WATER; SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS;

EMULSIFICATION; EMULSIONS; POLYSULFONES; PORE SIZE; SIZE SEPARATION; ULTRAFILTRATION; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER FILTRATION;

MEMBRANES;

EID: 78349304986     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2010.09.031     Document Type: Article

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