Cross-flow ultrafiltration of protein solutions through unmodified and surface functionalized polyethersulfone membranes - Effect of process conditions on separation performance

Separation and Purification Technology

Volumn 92, Issue , 2012, Pages 83-92

  Peeva, Polina D ^a   Knoche, Thomas ^a   Pieper, Thorsten ^a   Ulbricht, Mathias ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cross flow ultrafiltration; Fouling; Proteins; Surface modification

Indexed keywords

CLEANABILITY; CROSS FLOW FILTRATION; CROSS-FLOW ULTRAFILTRATION; CROSSFLOW VELOCITIES; FEED COMPOSITIONS; FLUX AND SELECTIVITY; FOULING EFFECTS; FUNCTIONALIZED; HYDROGEL COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; HYDROGEL COMPOSITES; HYDROGEL LAYERS; MEMBRANE SELECTIVITY; MEMBRANE STABILITY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT CUTOFF; PERMEATE FLUX; POLY(ETHYLENE GLYCOL) METHACRYLATE; POLYETHERSULFONE MEMBRANE; POLYETHERSULFONE ULTRAFILTRATION MEMBRANE; PROCESS CONDITION; PROTEIN MIXTURES; PROTEIN SOLUTION; SEPARATION PERFORMANCE; SURFACE HYDROPHILIZATION; THIN LAYERS; ULTRA-FILTRATION MEMBRANES; UV IRRADIATION; WATER PERMEABILITY;

COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; ETHERS; FLOW VELOCITY; FOULING; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); HYDROGELS; PH EFFECTS; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; PROTEINS; SURFACE TREATMENT; ULTRAFILTRATION;

MEMBRANES;

EID: 84859649340     PISSN: 13835866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2012.03.013     Document Type: Conference Paper

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