Mechanisms of membrane fouling during ultra-low pressure ultrafiltration

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 377, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 42-53

  Peter Varbanets, Maryna ^a,b   Margot, Jonas ^c   Traber, Jacqueline ^a   Pronk, Wouter ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Biofouling; Drinking water; Fouling mechanisms; Gravity driven; Ultrafiltration

Indexed keywords

BACK-FLUSHING; CHANNEL NETWORK; CROSS FLOWS; DEAD-END ULTRAFILTRATION; DIRECT ULTRAFILTRATION; EXTERNAL ENERGY; FOULING LAYERS; FOULING MECHANISMS; GRAVITY-DRIVEN; HETEROGENEOUS STRUCTURES; HUMIC ACID; LOW DISSOLVED OXYGEN; LOW MAINTENANCE; NATURAL ORGANIC MATTERS; RIVER WATER; SODIUM AZIDE; SPECIFIC RESISTANCES; STRUCTURAL CHANGE;

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CHEMICAL CLEANING; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; GRAVITATION; IMPACT RESISTANCE; KAOLIN; MEMBRANE FOULING; ORGANIC ACIDS; REFLECTIVE COATINGS; RIVERS; SODIUM; STABILIZATION; ULTRAFILTRATION; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER CONTENT;

POTABLE WATER;

BIOPOLYMER; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; HUMIC ACID; KAOLIN; NATURAL ORGANIC MATTER; RIVER WATER; SODIUM AZIDE; SURFACE WATER;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; BIOFOULING; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; FLUX STABILIZATION; GRAVITY; HYPOBARISM; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRAFILTRATION; WASTE WATER; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 79958037598     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2011.03.029     Document Type: Article

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