Influence of flocs breakage process on submerged ultrafiltration membrane fouling

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 385-386, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 194-199

  Yu, Wenzheng ^a,b,c   Liu, Ting ^a   Gregory, John ^b   Campos, Luiza ^b   Li, Guibai ^a   Qu, Jiuhui ^c  

^a HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Floc surface; Flocculation index; Flocs breakage; Fractal dimension; Membrane fouling

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE SIZE; BREAKAGE PROCESS; COAGULATION PROCESS; FLOC CHARACTERISTICS; FLOC SURFACE; FLOCS BREAKAGE; LOWER FREQUENCIES; RE-GROWTH; SUBMERGED ULTRAFILTRATION MEMBRANES; TRANSMEMBRANE PRESSURES;

COAGULATION; FLOCCULATION; MEMBRANE FOULING; PARTIAL DISCHARGES; THERMOMECHANICAL PULPING PROCESS; ULTRAFILTRATION;

FRACTAL DIMENSION;

ALUMINUM POTASSIUM SULFATE;

ARTICLE; BIOFOULING; FLOCCULATION; FOULING CONTROL; FOULING PREVENTION; MEMBRANE FILTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE PROPERTY; ULTRAFILTRATION; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 80755171527     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2011.09.039     Document Type: Article

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