Performance of an integrated granular media - Ultrafiltration membrane process for drinking water treatment

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 492, Issue , 2015, Pages 164-172

  Yu, Wenzheng ^a   Graham, Nigel J D ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coagulation; Membrane fouling; Sand layer; Ultrafiltration; Water treatment

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; CHEMICAL WATER TREATMENT; COAGULATION; FOULING; GRANULAR MATERIALS; MEMBRANE FOULING; NANOTECHNOLOGY; POTABLE WATER; SAND; ULTRAFILTRATION; WATER TREATMENT;

DEPOSITED MATERIALS; EXTRACELLULAR POLYMERIC SUBSTANCES; IRREVERSIBLE FOULING; PROCESS PERFORMANCE; SAND LAYER; TRANSMEMBRANE PRESSURES; ULTRAFILTRATION MEMBRANE PROCESS; ULTRAFILTRATION MEMBRANES;

MEMBRANES;

DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; DRINKING WATER; HUMIC ACID; ORGANIC MATTER;

ARTICLE; FILTRATION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; INNER MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAND; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SHEAR STRESS; SURFACE PROPERTY; ULTRAFILTRATION; WATER TEMPERATURE; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 84934891200     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2015.05.032     Document Type: Article

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