Effect of chemical cleaning and membrane aging on membrane biofouling using model organisms with increasing complexity

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 457, Issue , 2014, Pages 19-28

  Vanysacker, L ^a   Bernshtein, R ^a   Vankelecom, Ivo F J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Biofouling; Citric acid; Membrane aging; Relaxation; Sodiumhypochloride

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893717991     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2014.01.015     Document Type: Article

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