Real time fouling monitoring with electrical impedance spectroscopy

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 484, Issue , 2015, Pages 133-139

  Cen, J ^a,b   Vukas, M ^a,c   Barton, G ^a   Kavanagh, J ^a   Coster, H G L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Electrical impedance spectroscopy; In situ fouling measurement; Membrane fouling; Real time fouling measurement

Indexed keywords

CAPACITANCE; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENT; FILTRATION; MEMBRANE FOULING; MICROFILTRATION; OSMOSIS MEMBRANES; POLARIZATION; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SILICA; SOLID SOLUTIONS; SPECTROSCOPY;

CONCENTRATION POLARIZATION; ELECTRICAL CAPACITANCE; ELECTRICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTRICAL PARAMETER; FOULING MONITORING; IMPEDANCE SPECTRUM; MOLASSES WASTEWATER; REAL TIME;

FOULING;

BOVINE SERUM ALBUMIN; MOLASSES; SILICON DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC CAPACITANCE; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; FOULING CONTROL; POLARIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE OSMOSIS; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84961290832     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2015.03.014     Document Type: Article

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