Methods employed for control of fouling in MF and UF membranes: a comprehensive review

N Hilal, OO Ogunbiyi, NJ Miles… - Separation Science and …, 2005 - Taylor & Francis
Membrane‐based processes are very susceptible to flux decline due to concentration
polarization and fouling problems and the concept of fouling control via process …

Instrumental methods and techniques for structural and physicochemical characterization of biomaterials and bone tissue: A review

Ž Mitić, A Stolić, S Stojanović, S Najman… - Materials Science and …, 2017 - Elsevier
A review of recent advances in instrumental methods and techniques for structural and
physicochemical characterization of biomaterials and bone tissue is presented in this paper …

Contact angle measurements

RS Hebbar, AM Isloor, AF Ismail - Membrane characterization, 2017 - Elsevier
Contact angle has been an important parameter to determine the wetting ability of the
polymer membrane surface. Contact angle has gained interest in surface science in regards …

Assessing short-range membrane–colloid interactions using surface energetics

JA Brant, AE Childress - Journal of Membrane Science, 2002 - Elsevier
The contribution of acid–base (AB)(polar) interactions to the total interaction energy between
membranes and colloids was investigated. The surface energetics of several membranes …

Surface hydrophilic modification of RO membranes by plasma polymerization for low organic fouling

L Zou, I Vidalis, D Steele, A Michelmore, SP Low… - Journal of Membrane …, 2011 - Elsevier
Triethylene glycol dimethyl ether (triglyme), a polyethylene glycol (PEG)-like hydrophilic
polymer, was deposited by plasma polymerization to reduce RO membrane's organic fouling …

Sessile drop method: Critical analysis and optimization for measuring the contact angle of an ion-exchange membrane surface

M Ponomar, E Krasnyuk, D Butylskii, V Nikonenko… - Membranes, 2022 - mdpi.com
The contact angle between a membrane surface and a waterdrop lying on its surface
provides important information about the hydrophilicity/hydrophobicity of the membrane …

Membrane filtration of natural organic matter: factors and mechanisms affecting rejection and flux decline with charged ultrafiltration (UF) membrane

J Cho, G Amy, J Pellegrino - Journal of Membrane Science, 2000 - Elsevier
We studied natural organic matter (NOM) rejection and the membrane's flux decline during
natural water filtration using a charged ultrafiltration membrane based on thin-film-composite …

The effect of protein–protein and protein–membrane interactions on membrane fouling in ultrafiltration

IH Huisman, P Prádanos, A Hernández - Journal of membrane science, 2000 - Elsevier
It was studied how protein–protein and protein–membrane interactions influence the
filtration performance during the ultrafiltration of protein solutions over polymeric …

Surface modification of polysulfone ultrafiltration membranes and fouling by BSA solutions

A Nabe, E Staude, G Belfort - Journal of membrane science, 1997 - Elsevier
Five different chemically modified versions of polysulfone were prepared via two different
homogeneous chemical reaction pathways. They, together with the base polymer, were cast …

Wetting study of hydrophobic membranes via liquid entry pressure measurements with aqueous alcohol solutions

MC García-Payo, MA Izquierdo-Gil… - Journal of colloid and …, 2000 - Elsevier
A new concept of liquid entry pressure measurements is applied to study the hydrophobicity
of microporous membranes for aqueous alcohol solutions. The effects of alcohol …