Nanofiltration membrane fouling by oppositely charged macromolecules: Investigation on flux behavior, foulant mass deposition, and solute rejection

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 45, Issue 20, 2011, Pages 8941-8947

  Wang, Yi Ning ^a   Tang, Chuyang Y ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAKE LAYER; CALCIUM CONCENTRATION; CHARGE NEUTRALIZATION; ELECTROSTATIC ATTRACTIONS; FEED SOLUTION; FEEDWATER; FLUX DECLINE; FOULANTS; LAYER COMPOSITION; MASS DEPOSITION; MEMBRANE FLUXES; SALT REJECTIONS; SOLUTE REJECTION; SOLUTION CHEMISTRY; SOLUTION PH;

ALGINATE; CALCIUM; ENZYMES; MEMBRANE FOULING; NANOFILTRATION; PH EFFECTS;

NANOFILTRATION MEMBRANES;

ALGINIC ACID; CALCIUM; LYSOZYME;

ALGINATE; CALCIUM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENZYME ACTIVITY; FILTRATION; FOULING; MEMBRANE; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NEUTRALIZATION; PH; POLYSACCHARIDE; PROTEIN; SOLUTE;

ARTICLE; BIOFOULING; MACROMOLECULE; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NANOFILTRATION; PH; SOLUTE; ZETA POTENTIAL;

HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; ULTRAFILTRATION; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 80054688300     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es202709r     Document Type: Article

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