Review of fouling by mixed feeds in membrane filtration applied to water purification

Desalination and Water Treatment

Volumn 35, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 68-81

  Shi, Xiafu ^a   Field, Robert ^a   Hankins, Nicholas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Colloids; Foulant interactions; Membrane filtration; Mixed fouling; Organic foulant; Water purification

Indexed keywords

EID: 83055178255     PISSN: 19443994     EISSN: 19443986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5004/dwt.2011.3131     Document Type: Article

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