Impact of a biofouling layer on the vapor pressure driving force and performance of a membrane distillation process

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 438, Issue , 2013, Pages 140-152

  Goh, Shuwen ^a,d   Zhang, Qiaoyun ^b   Zhang, Jinsong ^a,d   McDougald, Diane ^b,c   Krantz, William B ^a,e   Liu, Yu ^a,b,d   Fane, Anthony G ^a,d  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^d NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^e University of Colorado at Boulder   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofilms; Biofouling; Kelvin effect; Membrane distillation bioreactor; Pore size distribution; Vapor pressure reduction

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL ERRORS; HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER; KELVIN EFFECT; MASS TRANSFER RESISTANCES; MEMBRANE DISTILLATION; PERMEATION FLUXES; PRESSURE REDUCTION; SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES;

BIOFILMS; BIOFOULING; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; HEAT RESISTANCE; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; MASS TRANSFER; PORE SIZE; VAPOR PRESSURE;

VAPORS;

ARTICLE; BIOFOULING; DISTILLATION; HYDROPHILICITY; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLUDGE; VAPOR PRESSURE;

EID: 84877820960     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2013.03.023     Document Type: Article

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