Changes in surface properties and separation efficiency of a nanofiltration membrane after repeated fouling and chemical cleaning cycles

Separation and Purification Technology

Volumn 113, Issue , 2013, Pages 42-50

  Simon, Alexander ^a   Price, William E ^a   Nghiem, Long D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Caustic cleaning; Membrane fouling; Nanofiltration; Pharmaceutically active compounds (PhACs)

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION POLARISATION; ELECTROSTATIC REPULSION; MEMBRANE SURFACE CHARGE; MEMBRANE SURFACE PROPERTIES; MICROSCOPIC OBSERVATIONS; NEGATIVELY CHARGED MEMBRANES; PHARMACEUTICALLY ACTIVE COMPOUNDS; SEPARATION EFFICIENCY;

AMIDES; EFFLUENTS; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; MEMBRANE FOULING; NANOFILTRATION; NANOFILTRATION MEMBRANES; ORGANIC ACIDS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEPARATION; SILICA; SURFACE PROPERTIES; ZETA POTENTIAL;

CHEMICAL CLEANING;

EID: 84877352620     PISSN: 13835866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2013.04.011     Document Type: Article

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