Mechanistic analysis of microfiltration membrane fouling by buckminsterfullerene (C 60) nanoparticles

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 415-416, Issue , 2012, Pages 546-557

  Henry, Coleman ^a   Brant, Jonathan A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Buckminsterfullerene (C 60); Fouling; Microfiltration; Nanoparticle

Indexed keywords

ACID BASE INTERACTION; AGGREGATION STATE; BUCKMINSTERFULLERENES; CAKE FILTRATION; DEPOSITION CONDITIONS; FEED SOLUTION; FLUORESCENT NANOSPHERES; FLUX DECLINE; INITIAL STAGES; INTER-PARTICLE INTERACTION; MECHANISTIC ANALYSIS; MEMBRANE SURFACE; MF MEMBRANE; MICRO-FILTRATION MEMBRANES; MICROFILTRATION MEMBRANE; PACKING DENSITY; PERMEATE FLUX; PORE BLOCKING; VAN DER WAALS;

FOULING; FULLERENES; IONIC STRENGTH; MEMBRANE FOULING; NANOPARTICLES; PARTICLE INTERACTIONS; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; VAN DER WAALS FORCES;

MICROFILTRATION;

FULLERENE; NANOPARTICLE; NANOSPHERE;

ARTICLE; FOULING CONTROL; IONIC STRENGTH; MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MICROFILTRATION; MICROFILTRATION MEMBRANE; PARTICLE SIZE; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 84864761153     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2012.05.042     Document Type: Article

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