Combined effect of membrane and foulant hydrophobicity and surface charge on adsorptive fouling during microfiltration

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 373, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 140-151

  Xiao, Kang ^a,b   Wang, Xiaomao ^b   Huang, Xia ^a   Waite, T David ^b   Wen, Xianghua ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adsorptive fouling; Hydrophobicity; Membrane filtration; Surface charge; XDLVO

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION EQUILIBRIUM CONSTANTS; ADSORPTIVE FOULING; BOVINE SERUM ALBUMINS; BUFFER SALTS; COMBINED EFFECT; DYNAMIC ADSORPTION; ELECTROSTATIC EFFECT; ELECTROSTATIC INTERACTIONS; EXTRAPOLATION METHODS; FOULANTS; HUMIC ACID; HUMIC SUBSTANCES; HYDROPHOBIC INTERACTIONS; MEMBRANE FILTRATION; PARAMETERIZED; POLYVINYLIDENE FLUORIDE MEMBRANES; SEMIEMPIRICAL MODELS; SIZE-EXCLUSION EFFECT; SODIUM BICARBONATES; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STERIC PROPERTIES; WATER CONTACT ANGLE; XDLVO;

ADSORPTION; BODY FLUIDS; CHARGED PARTICLES; CONTACT ANGLE; ELECTROSTATICS; EQUILIBRIUM CONSTANTS; FOULING; GLUCOSE; HYDROPHOBICITY; MEMBRANES; ORGANIC ACIDS; POLYETHYLENES; SURFACE CHARGE; ZETA POTENTIAL;

MICROFILTRATION;

BICARBONATE; BOVINE SERUM ALBUMIN; BUFFER; DEXTRAN; HUMIC ACID; POLYSACCHARIDE; POLYVINYLIDENE FLUORIDE; PROTEIN;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CONTACT ANGLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EQUILIBRIUM CONSTANT; EXAMINATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; MEMBRANE; MICROFILTRATION; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATIC ELECTRICITY; SURFACE CHARGE; ZETA POTENTIAL;

EID: 79953742335     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2011.02.041     Document Type: Article

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