Fouling in membrane bioreactors used in wastewater treatment

P Le-Clech, V Chen, TAG Fane - Journal of membrane science, 2006 - Elsevier
The membrane bioreactor (MBR) can no longer be considered as a novel process. This
reliable and efficient technology has become a legitimate alternative to conventional …

Critical and sustainable fluxes: Theory, experiments and applications

P Bacchin, P Aimar, RW Field - Journal of membrane science, 2006 - Elsevier
Over the last 10 years, numerous membrane filtration data have been viewed through the
lens of the concept of critical flux. This concept, used in a number of different ways often …

Protein (BSA) fouling of reverse osmosis membranes: implications for wastewater reclamation

WS Ang, M Elimelech - Journal of Membrane Science, 2007 - Elsevier
Effluent organic matter (EfOM) has been known to contribute significantly to organic fouling
of reverse osmosis (RO) membranes in advanced wastewater reclamation. In this study, the …

A review on ion-exchange membrane fouling during the electrodialysis process in the food industry, part 1: Types, effects, characterization methods, fouling …

L Dammak, J Fouilloux, M Bdiri, C Larchet, E Renard… - Membranes, 2021 - mdpi.com
Electrodialysis (ED) was first established for water desalination and is still highly
recommended in this field for its high water recovery, long lifetime and acceptable electricity …

Characterization of protein fouling on membranes: opportunities and challenges

R Chan, V Chen - Journal of Membrane Science, 2004 - Elsevier
Characterization of protein-fouled membranes is crucial to understand the fouling
mechanisms and optimization of fouling control and cleaning. This paper reviews current …

A fifteen atom silver cluster confined in bovine serum albumin

A Mathew, PR Sajanlal, T Pradeep - Journal of Materials Chemistry, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
Luminescent Ag15 clusters confined in bovine serum albumin (BSA) have been prepared by
a simple wet chemical route. The luminescence, exhibiting a maximum at 685 nm, is …

Characterization of protein, peptide and amino acid fouling on ion-exchange and filtration membranes: Review of current and recently developed methods

S Suwal, A Doyen, L Bazinet - Journal of Membrane Science, 2015 - Elsevier
Specific food proteins and peptides as well as amino acids released by enzymatic hydrolysis
have demonstrated several biological activities, therefore they represent an interesting …

Protein fouling in carbon nanotubes enhanced ultrafiltration membrane: fouling mechanism as a function of pH and ionic strength

J Lee, S Jeong, Y Ye, V Chen, S Vigneswaran… - Separation and …, 2017 - Elsevier
The protein fouling behavior was investigated in the filtration of the multiwall carbon
nanotube (MWCNT) composite membrane and commercial polyethersulfone ultrafiltration …

Membrane fouling and cleaning in food and bioprocessing

H Li, V Chen - Membrane technology, 2010 - Elsevier
Publisher Summary Membrane fouling in almost all membrane processes is normally
caused by precipitation and deposition of molecules or particulates on the membrane …

Properties of protein adsorption onto pore surface during microfiltration: effects of solution environment and membrane hydrophobicity

K Nakamura, K Matsumoto - Journal of Membrane Science, 2006 - Elsevier
Properties of bovine serum albumin (BSA) adsorption onto pore surface during the filtration
of BSA containing solution with the Sirasu porous glass membrane with a pore size of 0.1 …