Fouling propensity of a poly(vinylidene fluoride) microfiltration membrane to several model oil/water emulsions

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 514, Issue , 2016, Pages 659-670

  He, Zhengwang ^a   Miller, Daniel J ^a,b   Kasemset, Sirirat ^a,c   Wang, Lu ^a   Paul, Donald R ^a   Freeman, Benny D ^a  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c Evonik Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Fouling propensity; Microfiltration; Oil emulsion; Threshold flux; Zeta potential

Indexed keywords

EID: 84971280500     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2016.04.018     Document Type: Article

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