A new perspective on the effect of complexation between calcium and alginate on fouling during nanofiltration

Separation and Purification Technology

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 121-127

  Mo, Yinghui ^a   Xiao, Kang ^a   Shen, Yuexiao ^a   Huang, Xia ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Calcium; Complexation; Fouling; Nanofiltration

Indexed keywords

ALGINATE SOLUTIONS; CALCIUM CONCENTRATION; CALCIUM IONS; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; FLUX DECLINE; FOULANTS; FOULING LAYERS; INITIAL RATE; INTERMOLECULAR FORCES; MEMBRANE SURFACE; ORGANIC FOULING; SPECIFIC RESISTANCES; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; TWO-REGIME;

ALGINATE; CHEMICAL BONDS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FOULING; NANOFILTRATION; ORGANIC CARBON;

CALCIUM;

EID: 80053948481     PISSN: 13835866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2011.08.033     Document Type: Article

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