Effect of a macromolecular- or bio-fouling layer on membrane distillation

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 456, Issue , 2014, Pages 66-76

  Chew, Jia Wei ^a,d   Krantz, William B ^b,d   Fane, Anthony G ^c,d  

^a Nanyang Technological University   (Singapore)

^b University of Colorado at Boulder   (United States)

^c NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^d NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Bio fouling; MDBR; Membrane distillation; Protein fouling; Vapor pressure reduction

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; DISTILLATION; DISTILLERIES; FRUIT JUICES; HEAT RESISTANCE; HEAT TRANSFER; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; MACROMOLECULES; MEMBRANES; VAPOR PRESSURE; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ADDITIONAL RESISTANCES; MDBR; MEMBRANE DISTILLATION; MICRO POROUS MEMBRANES; NON-SELECTIVE MEMBRANES; PRESSURE REDUCTION; PROTEIN FOULING; TEMPERATURE POLARIZATION COEFFICIENT;

FOULING;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BIOFOULING; BIOREACTOR; BODY FLUID; DISTILLATION; EVAPOPOROMETRY; FRUIT JUICE; HEAT TOLERANCE; HEAT TRANSFER; HYDROPHOBICITY; MEMBRANE DISTILLATION; POLARIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLUDGE; TEMPERATURE; VAPOR PRESSURE; VAPORIZATION; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 84893479138     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2014.01.025     Document Type: Article

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