Constant flux crossflow filtration evaluation of surface-modified fouling-resistant membranes

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 452, Issue , 2014, Pages 171-183

  Miller, Daniel J ^a   Kasemset, Sirirat ^a   Wang, Lu ^a   Paul, Donald R ^a   Freeman, Benny D ^a  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

Constant flux; Fouling; Polydopamine; Surface modification; Threshold flux; Ultrafiltration

Indexed keywords

CONSTANT FLUXES; CROSS FLOW FILTRATION; FOULING RESISTANCE; HYDROPHILIC COATINGS; POLYDOPAMINE; POLYDOPAMINE COATING; TRANSMEMBRANE PRESSURES; ULTRA-FILTRATION MEMBRANES;

COATINGS; EMULSIONS; FOULING; MEMBRANE FOULING; MEMBRANES; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; SURFACE TREATMENT; ULTRAFILTRATION;

MICROFILTRATION;

POLYSULFONE; SOYBEAN OIL EMULSION;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BIOFOULING; CROSSFLOW FILTRATION; DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE TRANSDUCER; HYDRAULIC PERMEABILITY; MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE RESISTANCE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE PROPERTY; ULTRAFILTRATION;

EID: 84887343919     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2013.10.037     Document Type: Article

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