Investigation of pre-coagulation and powder activate carbon adsorption on ultrafiltration membrane fouling

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 459, Issue , 2014, Pages 157-168

  Yu, Wenzheng ^a   Xu, Lei ^a   Qu, Jiuhui ^a   Graham, Nigel ^b  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coagulation; Crystallization; Fouling; PAC; Ultrafiltration

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; CRYSTALLIZATION; DESORPTION; FOULING; MEMBRANE FOULING; ULTRAFILTRATION;

ACTIVATE CARBONS; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTERS; EXTRA-CELLULAR POLYMERIC SUBSTANCES; MICROORGANISM GROWTH; PAC; POWDERED ACTIVATED CARBON; REVERSIBLE FOULING; ULTRA-FILTRATION MEMBRANES;

COAGULATION;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ALUMINUM POTASSIUM SULFATE; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; DNA; ORGANIC MATTER; POLYSACCHARIDE; PROTEIN; WATER;

ABSORPTION; ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; BIOFOULING; CHEMICAL PROCEDURES; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTALLIZATION; DENSITY; HUMIC SUBSTANCE; MOISTURE; POLYMERIZATION; PRECOAGULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SLUDGE; SURFACE PROPERTY; ULTRAFILTRATION;

EID: 84895768435     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2014.02.005     Document Type: Article

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