Fouling of microfiltration membranes by organic polymer coagulants and flocculants: Controlling factors and mechanisms

Water Research

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 357-365

  Wang, Sen ^a   Liu, Charles ^b   Li, Qilin ^a  

^a Rice University   (United States)

^b PALL CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Constant flux; Membrane fouling; Microfiltration; Polymer flocculant

Indexed keywords

AMIDES; CHEMICAL WATER TREATMENT; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; COAGULATION; FLOCCULATION; MEMBRANE FOULING; MEMBRANES; MICROFILTRATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PORE SIZE;

COAGULATION/FLOCCULATION; CONSTANT FLUXES; HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT COMPOUNDS; MEMBRANE SURFACE PROPERTIES; MICRO-FILTRATION MEMBRANES; MOLECULAR CHARACTERISTICS; POLY(DIALLYLDIMETHYLAMMONIUM) CHLORIDE; POLYMER FLOCCULANT;

ORGANIC POLYMERS;

CALCIUM; POLY(ACRYLIC ACID CO ACRYLAMIDE); POLY(DIALLYLDIMETHYLAMMONIUM CHLORIDE); POLYACRYLAMIDE; POLYMER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CALCIUM; COAGULATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FLOCCULATION; FOULING; MEMBRANE; PH; POLYMER; ULTRAFILTRATION; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BIOFOULING; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); MEMBRANE FILTER; MICROFILTRATION; MOLECULAR SIZE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE CHARGE; SURFACE PROPERTY;

EID: 78649639481     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2010.08.009     Document Type: Article

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