Pulse bubble sparging for the control of hydraulically reversible fouling in submerged hollow fiber membrane systems

Separation and Purification Technology

Volumn 123, Issue , 2014, Pages 153-163

  Ye, D ^a   Saadat Sanei, S ^b   Berube P R ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Coarse bubble diffuser; Gas sparging; Hydraulically reversible fouling control; Induced surface shear stress; Pulse bubble diffuser; Submerged hollow fiber membranes

Indexed keywords

BUBBLE DIFFUSER; GAS SPARGING; REVERSIBLE FOULING; SUBMERGED HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANES; SURFACE SHEAR STRESS;

MEMBRANES; OPTIMIZATION; SHEAR STRESS;

FOULING;

EID: 84892945836     PISSN: 13835866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2013.12.011     Document Type: Article

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