Effect of humic-acid fouling on membrane distillation

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 504, Issue , 2016, Pages 263-273

  Tan, Yong Zen ^a   Chew, Jia Wei ^a,c   Krantz, William B ^b,c  

^a Nanyang Technological University   (Singapore)

^b University of Colorado at Boulder   (United States)

^c NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Fouling; Humic acid; Kelvin effect; Membrane distillation; Vapor pressure reduction

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; DISTILLATION; FOULING; HEAT RESISTANCE; HYDROPHOBICITY; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; MASS TRANSFER; MEMBRANE FOULING; ORGANIC ACIDS; PORE SIZE; PRESSURE EFFECTS; VAPOR PRESSURE; WASTE HEAT; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

HUMIC ACID; KELVIN EFFECT; MASS TRANSFER RESISTANCES; MEMBRANE DISTILLATION; MICROPOROUS HYDROPHOBIC MEMBRANE; MODERATE TEMPERATURE; PRESSURE REDUCTION; TEMPERATURE POLARIZATION;

MEMBRANES;

HUMIC ACID; POLITEF; POLYVINYLIDENE FLUORIDE;

ARTICLE; BIOFOULING; DIFFUSION; DISTILLATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; KNUDSEN DIFFUSION; MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE DISTILLATION; MEMBRANE FOULING; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REDUCTION; VAPOR PRESSURE; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 84955238998     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2015.12.051     Document Type: Article

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