A mini-review on membrane fouling

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 122, Issue , 2012, Pages 27-34

  Guo, Wenshan ^a   Ngo, Huu Hao ^a   Li, Jianxin ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b SHANGHAI ADVANCED RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (China)

^c TIANJIN POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Biofouling; Fouling mechanisms; Membrane fouling; Organic and inorganic fouling; Particulate colloidal fouling

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL FOULING; CAKE FORMATION; CONCENTRATION POLARIZATION; FOULANTS; FOULING MECHANISMS; FOULING PHENOMENA; FOULING PROBLEMS; INORGANIC PRECIPITATION; MEMBRANE SEPARATION TECHNOLOGY; ORGANIC ADSORPTION; PORE BLOCKING; PROCESS WATER; REPLACEMENT COSTS; TREATMENT PROCESS; WATER AND WASTEWATER;

ADSORPTION; BIOFOULING; MEMBRANE FOULING; MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY;

PROBLEM SOLVING;

WATER;

BIOFOULING; BIOTECHNOLOGY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; LITERATURE REVIEW; MEMBRANE; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); REPLACEMENT; SEPARATION; SEWAGE TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BIOFOULING; COLLOID; MEMBRANE; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLARIZATION; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

BIOFOULING; COLLOIDS; INORGANIC CHEMICALS; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PARTICULATE MATTER;

EID: 84866034522     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2012.04.089     Document Type: Article

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