Combined colloidal and organic fouling of FO membranes: The influence of foulant-foulant interactions and ionic strength

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 493, Issue , 2015, Pages 539-548

  Motsa, Machawe M ^a,b,c   Mamba, Bhekie B ^a,b   Verliefde, Arne R D ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA   (South Africa)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Alginate; Combined fouling; Flux decline; Sequential fouling; Silica colloids

Indexed keywords

ALGINATE; COLLOIDS; ELECTROSTATIC DEVICES; ELECTROSTATIC FORCE; ELECTROSTATICS; FOULING; MEMBRANE FOULING; MEMBRANES; MIXTURES; OSMOSIS; POLYETHYLENES; QUARTZ CRYSTAL MICROBALANCES; SILICA; STREAM FLOW;

ALTERNATING SEQUENCES; CAKE ENHANCED OSMOTIC PRESSURE (CEOP); COMBINED FOULING; ELECTRIC DOUBLE LAYER; FLUX DECLINE; MEMBRANE INTERACTIONS; SILICA COLLOID; ZETA POTENTIAL ANALYSIS;

IONIC STRENGTH;

ALGINIC ACID; CALCIUM ION; SILICON DIOXIDE; SODIUM ION;

ARTICLE; BIOFOULING; COLLOID; FORWARD OSMOSIS; IONIC STRENGTH; MACROMOLECULE; MEMBRANE; OSMOSIS; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATIC ELECTRICITY; SURFACE CHARGE; SURFACE TENSION; ZETA POTENTIAL;

EID: 84937680334     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2015.06.035     Document Type: Article

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