Degradation of polymeric membranes in water and wastewater treatment

Advanced Membrane Science and Technology for Sustainable Energy and Environmental Applications

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 718-745

  Antony, A ^a   Leslie, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cleaning in place (CIP); Membrane ageing; Membrane degradation; Membrane integrity

Indexed keywords

DEGRADATION; POLYMERIC MEMBRANES; POLYMERS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT;

AQUEOUS ENVIRONMENT; CLEANING IN PLACE; DEGRADATION MECHANISM; FULL-SCALE APPLICATIONS; MEMBRANE DEGRADATION; MEMBRANE INTEGRITY; OPERATIONAL ISSUES; WATER AND WASTEWATER TREATMENTS;

MEMBRANES;

EID: 84903096378     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1533/9780857093790.5.718     Document Type: Chapter

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