Microfiltration of deforming oil droplets on a slotted pore membrane and sustainable flux rates

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 382, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 271-277

  Ullah, A ^a,b   Starov, V M ^a   Naeem, M ^c   Holdich, R G ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY   (Pakistan)

^c ABDUL WALI KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Droplets deformation; Microfiltration; Shear rate; Sustainable flux

Indexed keywords

CRITICAL FLUX; FILTRATION FLUX; FILTRATION MEMBRANES; FLUX RATES; MEMBRANE MICROFILTRATION; OIL DROPLETS; PERMEATE FLUX RATE; SLOT LENGTH; SLOT WIDTH; SURFACE SHEAR; SUSTAINABLE FLUX; TRANSMEMBRANE PRESSURES; WEAK FORM;

DROP BREAKUP; EMULSIFICATION; MEMBRANES; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SHEAR DEFORMATION; SHEAR FLOW;

MICROFILTRATION;

FAT DROPLET; OIL;

ARTICLE; EMULSION; FILTRATION; MEMBRANE FILTER; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; MICROFILTRATION; OSCILLATORY POTENTIAL; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEAR STRESS; SURFACE PROPERTY;

EID: 80052719351     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2011.08.017     Document Type: Article

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