Probing the roles of Ca2+ and Mg2+ in humic acids-induced ultrafiltration membrane fouling using an integrated approach

Water Research

Volumn 81, Issue , 2015, Pages 325-332

  Wang, Long Fei ^a   He, Dong Qin ^a   Chen, Wei ^a   Yu, Han Qing ^a  

^a University of Science and Technology of China   (China)

Author keywords

Calcium; Humic acids; Magnesium; Natural organic matter (NOM); Ultrafiltration

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; FOURIER TRANSFORMS; MAGNESIUM; MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS; MEMBRANE FOULING; MEMBRANES; ORGANIC ACIDS; POSITIVE IONS; POTABLE WATER; QUARTZ CRYSTAL MICROBALANCES; SUPERSATURATION; ULTRAFILTRATION;

CA 2+; DIVALENT CATION; FOULING PROCESS; HUMIC ACID; ISOTHERMAL TITRATION CALORIMETRY; NATURAL ORGANIC MATTER; NATURAL ORGANIC MATTERS; PERFORMANCE; ULTRA-FILTRATION MEMBRANES; ULTRAFILTRATION MEMBRANES;

CALCIUM;

CALCIUM; CELLULOSE; DIVALENT CATION; DRINKING WATER; HUMIC ACID; MAGNESIUM; POLYETHERSULFONE; POLYSACCHARIDE; WATER; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; HUMIC SUBSTANCE; ORGANIC COMPOUND;

BIOFOULING; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CALCIUM; CATION; CELLULOSE; DRINKING WATER; FTIR SPECTROSCOPY; HUMIC ACID; INTEGRATED APPROACH; MAGNESIUM; MEMBRANE; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; NEUTRALIZATION; REFLECTANCE; ULTRAFILTRATION;

ARTICLE; ATTENUATED TOTAL REFLECTION FOURIER TRANSFORMATION INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; COMPLEX FORMATION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; ISOTHERMAL TITRATION CALORIMETRY; MEASUREMENT; MEMBRANE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUARTZ CRYSTAL MICROBALANCE; ULTRAFILTRATION; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; BIOFOULING; CHEMICAL PHENOMENA; CHEMISTRY; DEVICES; HUMIC SUBSTANCE; WATER MANAGEMENT;

BIOFOULING; CALCIUM; CATIONS, DIVALENT; HUMIC SUBSTANCES; HYDROPHOBIC AND HYDROPHILIC INTERACTIONS; MAGNESIUM; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; ULTRAFILTRATION; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84934947407     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2015.06.009     Document Type: Article

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