Coagulation-bubbling-ultrafiltration: Effect of floc properties on the performance of the hybrid process

Desalination

Volumn 333, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 126-133

  Liu, Jianwei ^a,b   Liu, Baicang ^a   Liu, Tao ^a   Bai, Yang ^a   Yu, Shuili ^b  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bubbling; Coagulation; Floc properties; Hybrid process; Ultrafiltration

Indexed keywords

BUBBLE FORMATION; COAGULATION; FLOW RATE; GASES; MEMBRANE FOULING; SHEAR DEFORMATION; SHEAR FLOW; SURFACE WATERS; THERMOMECHANICAL PULPING PROCESS; ULTRAFILTRATION; FOULING;

BUBBLING; COMPACT STRUCTURES; CONCENTRATION POLARIZATION; DEVELOPMENT TRENDS; FLOC PROPERTIES; FOULING PHENOMENA; HYBRID PROCESS; PORE BLOCKAGES;

FLOW OF GASES;

COAGULATION; DESALINATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FOULING; GAS FLOW; MEMBRANE; ULTRAFILTRATION;

BUBBLING; COAGULATION; FLOW MEASUREMENT; THERMOMECHANICAL PULPING; ULTRAFILTRATION; MEMBRANES;

EID: 84890200146     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2013.11.029     Document Type: Article

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