Effect of particle size and concentration on the synergistic UF membrane fouling by particles and NOM fractions

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 446, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-9

  Tian, Jia yu ^a,b   Ernst, Mathias ^c   Cui, Fuyi ^a   Jekel, Martin ^b  

^a HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^c HAMBURG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Inorganic particle; NOM fractions; Synergistic membrane fouling; Ultrafiltration (UF) membrane

Indexed keywords

BOVINE SERUM ALBUMINS; CRITICAL CONCENTRATION; FOULING RESISTANCE; INORGANIC PARTICLES; NOM FRACTIONS; ORGANIC FRACTIONS; PARTICLE CONCENTRATIONS; ULTRAFILTRATION MEMBRANES;

NANOPARTICLES; PARTICLE SIZE;

MEMBRANE FOULING;

BOVINE SERUM ALBUMIN; DEXTRAN; HUMIC ACID; INORGANIC COMPOUND; NANOPARTICLE; NATURAL ORGANIC MATTER; POLYSACCHARIDE; PROTEIN; WATER;

ARTICLE; BIOFOULING; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DIFFUSION; HUMIC SUBSTANCE; MEMBRANE; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE PROPERTY; ULTRAFILTRATION; VISCOSITY; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84880264570     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2013.06.016     Document Type: Article

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