Surface characterisation of biofouled NF membranes: Role of surface energy for improved rejection predictions

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 66, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 2122-2130

  Botton, Sabrina ^a   Verliefde, Arne R D ^b,c   Quach, Nhut T ^c   Cornelissen, Emile R ^a  

^a KWR Watercycle Institute   (Netherlands)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biofouling; Nanofiltration; Pharmaceuticals; Rejection; Surface characterisation

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS ATTACHMENT; BIOMASS MATERIALS; HIGH-PRESSURE MEMBRANES; HYDROPHOBIC INTERACTIONS; MEMBRANE SURFACE; NF MEMBRANES; OPERATIONAL CONDITIONS; PREDICTIVE MODELS; REJECTION; SEPARATION PROCESS; SIZE EXCLUSION; SURFACE CHARACTERISATION; SURFACE CHARACTERISTICS;

BIOFOULING; CONTACT ANGLE; DRUG PRODUCTS; FORECASTING; HYDRATION; INTERFACIAL ENERGY; NANOFILTRATION; NANOFILTRATION MEMBRANES; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

SURFACES;

WATER;

BIOFOULING; BIOMASS; DRUG; ELECTROKINESIS; FILTRATION; GROWTH RATE; HYDROPHOBICITY; MEMBRANE; NANOTECHNOLOGY; SURFACE ENERGY;

ARTICLE; BIOFOULING; CONTACT ANGLE; ENERGY; MEMBRANE; NANOFILTRATION; POLLUTANT; PREDICTION; STATIC ELECTRICITY; SURFACE PROPERTY;

BIOFOULING; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84870356238     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2012.430     Document Type: Article

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