Fouling mechanisms in low-pressure membrane filtration in the presence of an adsorbent cake layer

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 433, Issue , 2013, Pages 32-38

  Cai, Zhenxiao ^a   Wee, Claudia ^a   Benjamin, Mark M ^a  

^a University of Washington   (United States)

Author keywords

Adsorbent particle size; Fouling; Microgranular adsorptive filtration ( GAF); Natural organic matter (NOM)

Indexed keywords

ADSORBENT PARTICLE; ADSORBENT SURFACES; ALUMINUM OXIDE PARTICLES; CAKE LAYER; FOULANTS; FOULING MECHANISMS; LOW PRESSURE MEMBRANES; MEMBRANE PORE SIZE; MICRON SIZE; NATURAL ORGANIC MATTERS; NATURAL SURFACE; NATURAL WATERS; PARTICULATE MATTER; POWDERED ACTIVATED CARBON; THIN LAYERS;

ACTIVATED CARBON; COLLOIDS; DEPOSITION; MEMBRANES; MICROFILTRATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PORE SIZE;

FOULING;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ALUMINUM OXIDE; NATURAL ORGANIC MATTER;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; BIOFOULING; COLLOID; CONTROLLED STUDY; FILTRATION; MEMBRANE; MICROGRANULAR ADSORPTIVE FILTRATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLUBILITY; THICKNESS;

EID: 84873729057     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2013.01.007     Document Type: Article

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