Membrane Characterization by Ultrasonic Time-Domain Reflectometry

Advanced Membrane Technology and Applications

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 879-897

  Krantz, William B ^a   Greenberg, Alan R ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b University of Colorado at Boulder   (United States)

Author keywords

Inorganic membrane fouling characterization; Membrane compaction characterization; Ultrasonic time domain reflectometry (UTDR)

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861538653     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470276280.ch33     Document Type: Chapter

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