A mini-review on membrane fouling

Guo, W; Ngo, HH; Li, J

A mini-review on membrane fouling

Guo, W

Ngo, HH

Li, J

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Citation:: Bioresource Technology, 2012, 122 pp. 27 - 34
Issue Date:: 2012-10-01

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dc.contributor.author	Guo, W https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5542-2858	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Ngo, HH https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0296-2866	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Li, J	en_US
dc.date.available	2012-04-24	en_US
dc.date.issued	2012-10-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Bioresource Technology, 2012, 122 pp. 27 - 34	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0960-8524	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/40969
dc.description.abstract	During the last decades, the interest of using membrane technology has emerged in wastewater treatment as well as drinking water and process water production. However, the impediment of the membrane technology is the fouling problem and consequently higher operating and membrane replacement cost. Hence, better understanding of membrane fouling is not only the key to solve the problems, but also is one of the main factors driving membrane technology forward. This mini-review paper identifies the major foulants and the principal membrane fouling mechanisms such as pore blocking, cake formation, concentration polarization, organic adsorption, inorganic precipitation and biological fouling. It also gives a holistic review about different fouling phenomena during the application of membrane separation technologies in water and wastewater treatment, with specific references to various problems, membranes, treatment processes and its practical applications. © 2012 Elsevier Ltd.	en_US
dc.relation	http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/LP0882089R1
dc.relation.ispartof	Bioresource Technology	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.biortech.2012.04.089	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Biotechnology	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Inorganic Chemicals	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Organic Chemicals	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Membranes, Artificial	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Colloids	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Particulate Matter	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Biofouling	en_US
dc.title	A mini-review on membrane fouling	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	122	en_US
utslib.for	0904 Chemical Engineering	en_US
utslib.for	0907 Environmental Engineering	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CTWW - Centre for Technology in Water and Wastewater Treatment
utslib.copyright.status	closed_access
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	122	en_US

Abstract:

During the last decades, the interest of using membrane technology has emerged in wastewater treatment as well as drinking water and process water production. However, the impediment of the membrane technology is the fouling problem and consequently higher operating and membrane replacement cost. Hence, better understanding of membrane fouling is not only the key to solve the problems, but also is one of the main factors driving membrane technology forward. This mini-review paper identifies the major foulants and the principal membrane fouling mechanisms such as pore blocking, cake formation, concentration polarization, organic adsorption, inorganic precipitation and biological fouling. It also gives a holistic review about different fouling phenomena during the application of membrane separation technologies in water and wastewater treatment, with specific references to various problems, membranes, treatment processes and its practical applications. © 2012 Elsevier Ltd.

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