Evaluation of fouling potential of nanofiltration membranes based on the dynamic contact angle measurements

Polish Journal of Chemical Technology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 97-104

  Gryta, Marek ^a   Bastrzyk, Justyna ^a   Lech, Diana ^b  

^a WEST POMERANIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dynamic contact angle; Fouling; Glycerol fermentation; Nanofiltration; Wilhelmy plate method

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878322670     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18994741     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/v10026-012-0091-4     Document Type: Article

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