Stability and deformation of oil droplets during microfiltration on a slotted pore membrane

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 401-402, Issue , 2012, Pages 118-124

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

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY   (Pakistan)

^c ABDUL WALI KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Crude oil; Droplet stability; Interfacial tension; Microfiltration

Indexed keywords

DROP DIAMETERS; DROP SIZE; DROP SIZE DISTRIBUTION; DROPLET DIAMETERS; DROPLET STABILITY; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FLUX RATES; OIL DROPLETS; OIL DROPS; PERMEATE FLUX RATE; REJECTION EFFICIENCY; THEORETICAL PREDICTION; TWO-FLUID;

CRUDE OIL; DEFORMATION; DIMENSIONAL STABILITY; DROP FORMATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MEMBRANES; MICROFILTRATION; SURFACE TENSION;

DROP BREAKUP;

PETROLEUM; VEGETABLE OIL;

ARTICLE; DISPERSION; EMULSION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MICROFILTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATIC ELECTRICITY; STEADY STATE;

EID: 84858443511     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2012.01.034     Document Type: Article

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