Effect of membrane pore morphology on microfiltration organic fouling: PTFE/PVDF blend membranes compared with PVDF membranes

Desalination

Volumn 343, Issue , 2014, Pages 217-225

  Xiao, Kang ^a   Sun, Jianyu ^a   Mo, Yinghui ^a   Fang, Zhou ^a   Liang, Peng ^a   Huang, Xia ^a   Ma, Jianbo ^b   Ma, Bingrong ^c  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Minglie Membrane Material Co Ltd   (China)

^c Minglie Chemical Science and Technology Co Ltd   (China)

Author keywords

Hydrophobic adsorption; Irreversible fouling; Membrane fouling evolution; Membrane pore morphology; Size exclusion

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; BIOREACTORS; COMPLEX NETWORKS; FLUORINE COMPOUNDS; HYDROPHOBICITY; MEMBRANE FOULING; MEMBRANES; MORPHOLOGY; PORE PRESSURE; PORE SIZE; QUAY WALLS;

BATCH FILTRATION TESTS; FOULANT INTERACTIONS; HYDROPHOBIC ADSORPTION; INTERCONNECTED PORES; IRREVERSIBLE FOULING; MEMBRANE PORES; SIZE EXCLUSION; STRUCTURAL COMPLEXITY;

MICROFILTRATION;

ADSORPTION; BIOREACTOR; FOULING; HYDROPHOBICITY; MEMBRANE; PORE SPACE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; ULTRAFILTRATION;

EID: 84899630579     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2013.09.026     Document Type: Article

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