Removal of colloidal particles in ceramic depth filters based on diatomaceous earth

Separation and Purification Technology

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 77-87

  Michen, Benjamin ^a,b   Diatta, Annegret ^a,b   Fritsch, Johannes ^c   Aneziris, Christos ^b   Graule, Thomas ^a,b  

^a SWISS FEDERAL LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b TU BERGAKADEMIE FREIBERG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES RAVENSBURG WEINGARTEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Ceramic filter; Diatomaceous earth; Hydrophobic interaction; Surface roughness; Water purification

Indexed keywords

CERAMIC FILTERS; COLLOIDAL PARTICLE; DECENTRALISED; DEPTH FILTER; DIATOMACEOUS EARTH; FILTRATION PROCESS; HYDROPHOBIC INTERACTIONS; LATEX PARTICLES; NANOSTRUCTURED SURFACE; NATURAL MATERIALS; PATHOGENIC MICROORGANISMS; PHYSICAL CHARACTERISATION; POINT-OF-USE; REMOVAL MECHANISM; SAFE DRINKING WATER; SINGLE STAGE; SPECIFIC ADSORPTION; WATER PURIFICATION;

ADSORPTION; CATIONIC SURFACTANTS; CERAMIC MATERIALS; FUEL FILTERS; HYDROPHOBIC CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDROPHOBICITY; IONIC STRENGTH; LATEXES; MICROORGANISMS; POLYSTYRENES; PORE SIZE; POTABLE WATER; SURFACE ROUGHNESS; SURFACES; WATER FILTRATION; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

DEWATERING;

EID: 80052029589     PISSN: 13835866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2011.07.006     Document Type: Article

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