Intermittent operation of ultra-low pressure ultrafiltration for decentralized drinking water treatment

Water Research

Volumn 46, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 3272-3282

  Peter Varbanets, Maryna ^a   Gujer, Willi ^a   Pronk, Wouter ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Decentralized water treatment; Flux stabilization; Gravity driven ultrafiltration; Intermittent operation

Indexed keywords

POTABLE WATER; RESTORATION; ULTRAFILTRATION; WATER TREATMENT;

CROSS FLOWS; DECENTRALISED; DECENTRALIZED WATER TREATMENT; DRINKING WATER TREATMENT; FLUX STABILIZATION; GRAVITY-DRIVEN ULTRAFILTRATION; HIGH FLUX; INTERMITTENT OPERATION; LOW PRESSURES; TRANSMEMBRANE PRESSURES;

STABILIZATION;

DRINKING WATER; RIVER WATER;

BIOFILM; BIOFOULING; DRINKING WATER; FLUSHING; LOW PRESSURE; OPTIMIZATION; PERMEABILITY; RIVER WATER; ULTRAFILTRATION; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; FOULING CONTROL; HOUSEHOLD; PERMEABILITY; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRAFILTRATION; WATER FLOW; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 84861201364     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2012.03.020     Document Type: Article

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