Treatment of Oily Wastewaters Using the Microfiltration Process: Effect of Operating Parameters and Membrane Fouling Study

Separation Science and Technology (Philadelphia)

Volumn 48, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1544-1555

  Masoudnia, Kourosh ^a   Raisi, Ahmadreza ^a   Aroujalian, Abdolreza ^a   Fathizadeh, Mahdi ^a  

^a AMIRKABIR UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

membrane cleaning; membrane fouling; microfiltration; oil rejection; oily wastewater

Indexed keywords

CROSSFLOW MICROFILTRATION; INTERMEDIATE PORE BLOCKING; MEMBRANE CLEANING; MEMBRANE FOULING MECHANISMS; OIL REJECTION; OILY WASTEWATER; POLYVINYLIDENE FLUORIDE MEMBRANES; TRANSMEMBRANE PRESSURES;

EMULSIFICATION; FLOW VELOCITY; MEMBRANE FOULING; MICROFILTRATION; THERMOMECHANICAL PULPING PROCESS;

WATER FILTRATION;

EID: 84878100095     PISSN: 01496395     EISSN: 15205754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01496395.2012.745155     Document Type: Article

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