Ultrafiltration membrane performance: Effects of pore blockage/constriction

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 434, Issue , 2013, Pages 106-120

  Polyakov, Yuriy S ^a   Zydney, Andrew L ^b  

^a USPolyResearch   (United States)

^b The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Fouling; Membrane transport; Permeability; Pore blockage; Ultrafiltration

Indexed keywords

DEPTH FILTRATION; FOULANTS; FOULING MECHANISMS; FOULING MODEL; FOULING PHENOMENA; MEMBRANE SELECTIVITY; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS; PORE BLOCKAGES; REVIEW PAPERS; SOLUTE ADSORPTION; ULTRA-FILTRATION MEMBRANES; ULTRAFILTRATION PROCESS;

FOULING; MEMBRANE FOULING; ULTRAFILTRATION;

MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY;

SOLVENT;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; BIOFOULING; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DIFFUSION; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; HYDRODYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLUTE; STEADY STATE; ULTRAFILTRATION; VISCOSITY;

EID: 84874508081     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2013.01.052     Document Type: Article

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