Effect of under-dosing coagulant on coagulation-ultrafiltration process for treatment of humic-rich water with divalent calcium ion

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 495, Issue , 2015, Pages 37-47

  Yao, Meng ^a   Nan, Jun ^a   Li, Qinggui ^a   Zhan, Dan ^a   Chen, Ting ^a   Wang, Zhenbei ^a   Li, Haoyu ^b  

^a HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Calcium ion concentration; Characterization of cake layer; Humic like substance; Ultrafiltration membrane fouling; Under dosing

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; COAGULATION; FOULING; IONS; MEMBRANE FOULING; MEMBRANES; ULTRAFILTRATION; WATER TREATMENT;

CAKE LAYER; CALCIUM ION CONCENTRATION; HUMIC-LIKE SUBSTANCES; ULTRA-FILTRATION MEMBRANES; UNDER-DOSING;

CHEMICAL WATER TREATMENT;

ALUMINUM CHLORIDE; CALCIUM ION; COAGULATING AGENT; HUMIC ACID; KAOLIN; ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC MATTER; TAP WATER;

ARTICLE; BIOFOULING; CLAY; CONDUCTANCE; HUMIC SUBSTANCE; MEMBRANE FOULING; MEMBRANE FOULING COAGULATION; MORPHOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; TURBIDITY; ULTRAFILTRATION; WATER SAMPLING; WATER TREATMENT; ZETA POTENTIAL;

EID: 84939613872     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2015.08.001     Document Type: Article

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