Comparison of submerged coagulation and traditional coagulation on membrane fouling: Effect of active flocs

Desalination

Volumn 309, Issue , 2013, Pages 11-17

  Yu, Wen Zheng ^a   Liu, Hui Juan ^a   Liu, Ting ^b   Liu, Rui Ping ^a   Qu, Jiu Hui ^a  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^b HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Active flocs; Coagulation; Fractal dimension; Membrane fouling

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE FLOCS; CAKE LAYER; COAGULATION PROCESS; FLOCCULATION SYSTEMS; GROWTH ABILITY; HUMIC ACID; JAR TEST; LOWER DENSITY; MEMBRANE SURFACE; MEMBRANE TANKS; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; SURFACE SITES; TRANSMEMBRANE PRESSURES; TWO-MEMBRANE SYSTEMS;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CHEMICAL WATER TREATMENT; FLOCCULATION; FRACTAL DIMENSION; MEMBRANE FOULING; ORGANIC ACIDS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TANKS (CONTAINERS); THERMOMECHANICAL PULPING PROCESS; ULTRAFILTRATION;

COAGULATION;

COAGULATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FLOCCULATION; FOULING; MEMBRANE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRAFILTRATION; HUMIC ACID; HYDROXIDE;

EID: 84870883787     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2012.08.012     Document Type: Article

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