Colloidal interactions and fouling of NF and RO membranes: A review

Advances in Colloid and Interface Science

Volumn 164, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 126-143

  Tang, Chuyang Y ^a,b   Chong, T H ^b   Fane, Anthony G ^a,b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Colloidal fouling; Concentration polarization; Critical flux; Limiting flux; Nanofiltration (NF); Reverse osmosis (RO)

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; COLLOIDS; FOULING; NANOFILTRATION; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SURFACE DIFFUSION; WATER QUALITY;

CAKE ENHANCED OSMOTIC PRESSURE (CEOP); COLLOIDAL FOULING; CONCENTRATION POLARIZATION; CRITICAL FLUX; HYDRODYNAMIC CONDITIONS; LIMITING FLUX; NATURAL ORGANIC MATTERS; PRESSURE DRIVEN MEMBRANES;

OSMOSIS MEMBRANES;

EID: 79955472213     PISSN: 00018686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2010.10.007     Document Type: Review

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