Fouling mitigation in tubular membranes by 3D-printed turbulence promoters

S Armbruster, O Cheong, J Lölsberg, S Popovic… - Journal of membrane …, 2018 - Elsevier
Despite intensive research, fouling remains a severe problem in membrane filtration. It is
often controlled by applying turbulent flow which requires a higher energy consumption. So …

Novel anti-microbial membrane for desalination pretreatment: A silver nanoparticle-doped carbon nanotube membrane

T Laoui, AM Al-Amer, AB Khalil, A Abbas, M Khraisheh… - Desalination, 2015 - Elsevier
A novel approach was used to synthesize a silver doped-CNT membrane, with the aim of
fully utilizing the anti-toxic properties of CNTs and silver. No binder was used for the …

Short and spaced twisted tapes to mitigate fouling in tubular membranes

S Armbruster, F Stockmeier, M Junker… - Journal of Membrane …, 2020 - Elsevier
Static mixers are an efficient means to mitigate membrane fouling as they deflect the fluid,
thus increasing the shear rate at the membrane surface and enhancing back-transport of …

Twisted tapes as turbulence promoters in the microfiltration of milk

S Popović, MN Tekić - Journal of membrane science, 2011 - Elsevier
This study is concerned with the application of a twisted tape, as low pressure loss
turbulence promoter, in the microfiltration of milk. By application of twisted tapes both …

Aerating static mixers prevent fouling

S Armbruster, A Brochard, J Lölsberg, S Yüce… - journal of membrane …, 2019 - Elsevier
To mitigate fouling and reduce concentration polarization at membrane surfaces, various
measures have been investigated. One approach is to alter the hydrodynamics in a tubular …

Enhancement of flocculation and shear resistivity of bentonite suspension using a hybrid system of organic coagulants and anionic polyelectrolytes

M Shamlooh, A Rimeh, MS Nasser… - Separation and …, 2020 - Elsevier
In this study, the influence of the hybrid coagulation-flocculation system on the flocculation
and shear resistivity of bentonite suspension has been investigated. Two short-chained …

Intensification of microfiltration using a blade-type turbulence promoter

S Popović, D Jovičević, M Muhadinović… - Journal of membrane …, 2013 - Elsevier
Intensification of microfiltration has been accomplished using motionless mixers consisting
of a series of pairs of semielliptical blades as turbulence promoters. Blade mixers of two …

Fouling characteristics and enhancement mechanisms in a submerged flat-sheet membrane bioreactor equipped with micro-channel turbulence promoters with micro …

F Xie, W Chen, J Wang, J Liu - Journal of Membrane Science, 2015 - Elsevier
The aim of the present research is to investigate the effect of a corrugated micro-channel
turbulence promoter with micro-pores (MCTP-MPs) on the fouling characteristics of a …

CFD and experimental studies on the hydrodynamic performance of submerged flat-sheet membrane bioreactor equipped with micro-channel turbulence promoters

F Xie, W Chen, J Wang, J Liu - Chemical Engineering and Processing …, 2016 - Elsevier
The aim of the present work is to propose a new type of micro-channel turbulence promoters
equipped with the submerged flat-sheet membrane bioreactor to enhance membrane flux …

CFD and experimental studies the effect of micro-channel turbulence promoter installation on the hydrodynamic performance of submerged flat-sheet membrane …

F Xie, H Ge, J Liu, W Chen, H Song - Chemical Engineering and Processing …, 2018 - Elsevier
The aim of the present work is to investigate the effect of a micro-channel turbulence
promoter (MCTP) installation on the hydrodynamic performance of a submerged membrane …