Membrane autopsy of a 10year old hollow fibre membrane from Sydney Olympic Park water reclamation plant

Desalination

Volumn 271, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 241-247

  Phuntsho, S ^a   Listowski, A ^a   Shon, H K ^a   Le Clech, P ^b   Vigneswaran, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Hollow fibre membrane; Membrane autopsy; Membrane fouling; Organic and inorganic foulant

Indexed keywords

BUBBLE TEST; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTERS; FOULANT ANALYSIS; HOLLOW FIBRE; HOLLOW-FIBRE MEMBRANE; HUMIC SUBSTANCES; MEMBRANE AUTOPSIES; MEMBRANE AUTOPSY; MEMBRANE SURFACE; METALLIC ELEMENTS; MICRO-FILTRATION MEMBRANES; ORGANIC AND INORGANIC FOULANT; PROPERTIES AND MATERIALS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; SYDNEY OLYMPIC PARK; WATER RECLAMATION PLANTS;

BIOPOLYMERS; CONTACT ANGLE; CRUSHED STONE PLANTS; FIBERS; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; HYDROPHILICITY; MEMBRANE FOULING; METALLIC COMPOUNDS; MICROFILTRATION; PARKS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WATER FILTRATION; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

MEMBRANES;

CALCIUM; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; FIBER OPTICS; FOULING; HUMIC SUBSTANCE; MEMBRANE; POLYMER; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILICON; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; WATER TREATMENT;

AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES; SYDNEY [NEW SOUTH WALES];

EID: 79952246872     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2010.12.040     Document Type: Article

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