Organic Fouling of Ultrafiltration Membrane: Detailed Characterization by Liquid Chromatography with Organic Carbon Detector (LC-OCD)

Separation Science and Technology (Philadelphia)

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 199-207

  Subhi, Nashida ^a   Leslie, Greg ^a   Chen, Vicki ^a   Le Clech, Pierre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

fouling; hydraulic characterization; LC OCD; model foulants; ultrafiltration

Indexed keywords

BOVINE SERUM ALBUMINS; CLEANING PROTOCOLS; EFFICIENT CONTROL; FOULANTS; FOULING MECHANISMS; HOLLOW FIBER; HUMIC ACID; HUMIC SUBSTANCES; HYDRAULIC CHARACTERIZATION; INITIAL ASSESSMENT; IRREVERSIBLE FOULING; LC-OCD; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT; LOW PRESSURE MEMBRANES; MEMBRANE SURFACE; ORGANIC FOULING; ORGANICS; POLYVINYLIDENE FLUORIDES; RELATIVE DEGREES; SODIUM ALGINATES; ULTRA-FILTRATION MEMBRANES;

BIOPOLYMERS; FOULING; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MEMBRANE FOULING; MEMBRANES; ORGANIC ACIDS; SURFACES; ULTRAFILTRATION;

MICROFILTRATION;

EID: 84871905396     PISSN: 01496395     EISSN: 15205754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01496395.2012.686552     Document Type: Article

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