Identification of key factors affecting the organic fouling on low-pressure ultrafiltration membranes

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 447, Issue , 2013, Pages 144-152

  Xiao, F ^a   Xiao, P ^a   Zhang, W J ^a   Wang, D S ^a  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Dissolved organic matters (DOMs); Membrane fouling; Small molecule; Ultrafiltration (UF); Zeta potential (ZP)

Indexed keywords

ATTENUATED TOTAL REFLECTANCE FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPIES (ATR FTIR); BOVINE SERUM ALBUMINS; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTERS; SCANNING ELECTRONIC MICROSCOPY (SEM); SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES; SMALL MOLECULES; ULTRA-FILTRATION MEMBRANES; ZETA POTENTIAL (ZP);

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MEMBRANE FOULING; MIXTURES; ULTRAFILTRATION; ZETA POTENTIAL;

MOLECULES;

DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER;

ARTICLE; BIOFOULING; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYPOBARISM; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRAFILTRATION; ZETA POTENTIAL;

EID: 84881485564     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2013.07.040     Document Type: Article

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