TY - GEN
T1 - Assessment of bench- and pilot-scale fouling of low-pressure membranes by NOM using a unified modified fouling index
AU - Huang, Haiou
AU - Young, Thayer
AU - Jacangelo, Joseph G.
PY - 2007/12/1
Y1 - 2007/12/1
N2 - A novel membrane fouling index, UMFI, was developed in this study on the basis of a unified Hermia model. The concept of UMFI properly accounts for the membrane-specificity of fouling potential, and enables direct assessment of the total and the irreversible fouling of commercially available LPHF membranes in bench scale. A simple experimental unit was established, and the resulting UMFI values statistically similar to the pilot scale UMFIs. The UMFI method established in this study may be applied to the design and operation of full scale LPHF membrane filtration facilities.
AB - A novel membrane fouling index, UMFI, was developed in this study on the basis of a unified Hermia model. The concept of UMFI properly accounts for the membrane-specificity of fouling potential, and enables direct assessment of the total and the irreversible fouling of commercially available LPHF membranes in bench scale. A simple experimental unit was established, and the resulting UMFI values statistically similar to the pilot scale UMFIs. The UMFI method established in this study may be applied to the design and operation of full scale LPHF membrane filtration facilities.
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84874754776
SN - 9781583214930
T3 - 2007 Membrane Technology Conference and Exposition Proceedings
BT - 2007 Membrane Technology Conference and Exposition Proceedings
T2 - 2007 Membrane Technology Conference and Exposition
Y2 - 18 March 2007 through 21 March 2007
ER -