In situ investigation of fouling behavior in submerged hollow fiber membrane module under sub-critical flux operation via ultrasonic time domain reflectometry

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 411-412, Issue , 2012, Pages 137-145

  Li, Xianhui ^a   Li, Jianxin ^a,c   Wang, Jie ^a   Zhang, Hongwei ^a   Pan, Yongdong ^b  

^a TIANJIN POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c SHANGHAI ADVANCED RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (China)

Author keywords

Membrane fouling; Sub critical flux; Submerged hollow fiber membrane; Ultrasonic time domain reflectometry (UTDR)

Indexed keywords

AERATION RATE; FIBER LENGTH; FOULING BEHAVIOR; HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANES; IN-SITU; MEMBRANE SURFACE; OPERATION CONDITIONS; OUTSIDE DIAMETER; PARTICLE DEPOSITIONS; POLYETHERSULFONES; SINGLE HOLLOW FIBERS; SUB-CRITICAL; SUBMERGED HOLLOW FIBERS; TEST MODULES; ULTRASONIC TIME-DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRY; YEAST SUSPENSION;

ETHERS; MEMBRANE FOULING; REFLECTION; REFLECTOMETERS; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS; ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS;

FIBERS;

POLYETHERSULFONE;

ACCURACY; AERATION; ARTICLE; BIOFOULING; HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLECTOMETRY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTY; TRANSDUCER; ULTRASONIC TIME DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRY;

EID: 84861530759     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2012.04.024     Document Type: Article

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