Characterisation of foulants in membrane filtration of biorefinery effluents

Desalination and Water Treatment

Volumn 51, Issue 7-9, 2013, Pages 1563-1570

  Handelsman, Tim ^a   Nguyen, Thang ^b   Vukas, Milan ^a   Barton, Geoff ^a   Coster, Hans ^a   Roddick, Felicity ^b   Kavanagh, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biorefinery wastewater; Foulant character isation; Industrial wastewater treatment; Membrane filtration; Membrane fouling

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875760536     PISSN: 19443994     EISSN: 19443986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19443994.2012.718139     Document Type: Article

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