Membrane fouling due to alginate, SMP, EfOM, humic acid, and NOM

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 428, Issue , 2013, Pages 190-197

  Kim, Hyun Chul ^a   Dempsey, Brian A ^a  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Alginate; EfOM; Humic acid; Membrane fouling; NOM; SMP

Indexed keywords

COLLOIDAL FRACTIONS; EFOM; EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCE; FILTRATION MODES; FOULING MECHANISMS; FRACTIONATION METHODS; HUMIC ACID; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MOLECULAR SIZE DISTRIBUTION; NATURAL ORGANIC MATERIALS; NATURAL ORGANIC MATTERS; NOM; ORGANIC COMPOSITIONS; ORGANIC MATERIALS; PERMEATE FLUX; SMP; SODIUM ALGINATES; SOLUBLE MICROBIAL PRODUCTS; SURROGATE MATERIALS; TRANSMEMBRANE PRESSURES; ULTRAFILTRATION MEMBRANES; WASTEWATER EFFLUENTS;

ALGINATE; CALCIUM; EFFLUENTS; MEMBRANE FOULING; MEMBRANES; MICROFILTRATION; ORGANIC ACIDS; SURFACE WATERS; ULTRAFILTRATION;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS;

ALGINIC ACID; CALCIUM; EFFLUENT ORGANIC MATTER; HUMIC ACID; NATURAL ORGANIC MATTER; ORGANIC MATTER; SOLUBLE MICROBIAL PRODUCT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CLEANING; COLLOID; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); FOULING CONTROL; GEL; HYDRAULIC PERMEABILITY; MEMBRANE FOULING; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MOLECULAR SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRAFILTRATION;

EID: 84870910886     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2012.11.004     Document Type: Article

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