Experimental investigation of local flux distribution and fouling behavior in double-end and dead-end submerged hollow fiber membrane modules

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 453, Issue , 2014, Pages 18-26

  Li, Xianhui ^a   Li, Jianxin ^a   Wang, Jie ^a   Wang, Hong ^a   He, Benqiao ^a   Zhang, Hongwei ^a   Guo, Wenshan ^b   Ngo, Huu Hao ^b  

^a TIANJIN POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Local flux; Local transmembrane pressure; Membrane fouling; Submerged hollow fiber membrane module; Ultrasonic time domain reflectometry (UTDR)

Indexed keywords

FIBERS; MEMBRANE FOULING; MEMBRANES; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS; ULTRASONIC TESTING;

EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; FOULING DEPOSITIONS; NEW EXPERIMENTAL METHOD; NON-INVASIVE ULTRASONIC; OPERATING CONDITION; SUBMERGED HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANES; TRANSMEMBRANE PRESSURES; ULTRASONIC TIME DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRY (UTDR);

MICROFILTRATION;

POLYETHERSULFONE;

ARTICLE; FILTRATION; HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUCTION; SUSPENSION; ULTRASOUND; YEAST;

EID: 84887676164     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2013.10.052     Document Type: Article

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