Modification of membrane surfaces via microswelling for fouling control in drinking water treatment

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 475, Issue , 2015, Pages 488-495

  Du, Jennifer Runhong ^a   Peldszus, Sigrid ^b   Huck, Peter M ^b   Feng, Xianshe ^a,b  

^a TIANJIN POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fouling control; Hydrophilicity; Microswelling; Roughness; Surface modification

Indexed keywords

FLUORINE COMPOUNDS; FOULING; HYDROPHILICITY; MEMBRANE FOULING; MEMBRANES; MICROFILTRATION; PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; POTABLE WATER; SOLUTIONS; SOLVENTS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SURFACE ROUGHNESS; SURFACE TREATMENT; SURFACE WATERS; ULTRAFILTRATION; WATER; WATER FILTRATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

FOULING CONTROL; MEMBRANE POST-TREATMENT; MEMBRANE SURFACE PROPERTIES; MICRO-FILTRATION MEMBRANES; MICROSWELLING; PHYSIO-CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; POLY(VINYLIDENE FLUORIDE); ULTRA-FILTRATION MEMBRANES;

PERMEATION;

DRINKING WATER; POLYSULFONE; POLYVINYLIDENE FLUORIDE;

ARTICLE; FOULING CONTROL; HYDROPHILICITY; MEMBRANE FILTER; MICROFILTRATION; MICROSWELLING TREATMENT; SURFACE PROPERTY; ULTRAFILTRATION; WATER TREATMENT; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 84911059253     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2014.10.040     Document Type: Article

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