Practical performance analysis of an industrial-scale ultrafiltration membrane water treatment plant

Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers

Volumn 46, Issue , 2015, Pages 132-139

  Chew, Chun Ming ^a   Aroua, M K ^a   Hussain, M A ^a   Ismail, W M Z Wan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b Air Kelantan Sdn Bhd Bangunan PMBK Jalan Kuala Krai ^*  (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Design; Operation; Ultrafiltration; Water treatment

Indexed keywords

DESIGN; FILTRATION; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; MICROFILTRATION; POTABLE WATER; ULTRAFILTRATION; WATER; WATER FILTRATION; WATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

DESIGN AND OPERATIONS; INDUSTRY PRACTICES; OPERATION; OPERATIONAL ISSUES; PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS; POLYETHERSULFONES; TREATMENT SYSTEMS; ULTRAFILTRATION MEMBRANES;

INDUSTRIAL WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 84920476650     PISSN: 18761070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtice.2014.09.013     Document Type: Article

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