Evaluation of ferrate as a coagulant aid/oxidant pretreatment for mitigating submerged ultrafiltration membrane fouling in drinking water treatment

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 298, Issue , 2016, Pages 234-242

  Yu, Wenzheng ^a   Yang, Yunjia ^a   Graham, Nigel ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Extracellular polymeric substances; Ferric chloride; Membrane fouling; Potassium ferrate; Ultrafiltration

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOPOLYMERS; CHEMICAL WATER TREATMENT; CHLORINATION; COAGULATION; FOULING; IRON OXIDES; MEMBRANE FOULING; MEMBRANES; POLYMERS; POTABLE WATER; POTASSIUM; SURFACE TREATMENT; SURFACE WATERS; TANKS (CONTAINERS); ULTRAFILTRATION; WATER SUPPLY;

BACTERIAL INACTIVATION; COAGULATION EFFICIENCY; EXTRA-CELLULAR POLYMERIC SUBSTANCES; FERRIC CHLORIDE; POTASSIUM FERRATE; SUBMERGED ULTRAFILTRATION MEMBRANES; TRANSMEMBRANE PRESSURES; ULTRAFILTRATION MEMBRANES;

WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 84964370128     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2016.03.080     Document Type: Article

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