Ultrafiltration membrane fouling caused by extracellular organic matter (EOM) from Microcystis aeruginosa: Effects of membrane pore size and surface hydrophobicity

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 449, Issue , 2014, Pages 58-66

  Qu, Fangshu ^a   Liang, Heng ^a   Zhou, Jian ^b   Nan, Jun ^a   Shao, Senlin ^a   Zhang, Jianqiao ^a   Li, Guibai ^a  

^a HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b CHONGQING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Extracellular organic matter (EOM); Membrane fouling; Pore size; Surface hydrophobicity; Ultrafiltration (UF)

Indexed keywords

DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; EXTRACELLULAR ORGANIC MATTERS; FLUORESCENCE EXCITATION EMISSION MATRIX; FOULING REVERSIBILITIES; HYDROPHOBIC ADSORPTION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT CUTOFF; SURFACE HYDROPHOBICITY; ULTRAFILTRATION MEMBRANES;

BACTERIA; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; MEMBRANE FOULING; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PORE SIZE; PROTEINS; ULTRAFILTRATION;

MEMBRANES;

CELLULOSE ACETATE; EXTRACELLULAR ORGANIC MATTER; ORGANIC MATTER; PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; BIOFOULING; FILTER CAKE; HYDROPHOBICITY; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; MICROCYSTIS AERUGINOSA; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE PROPERTY; ULTRAFILTRATION;

EID: 84883676836     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2013.07.070     Document Type: Article

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