Study of membrane fouling by BSA using pulsed injection technique

被引:46
作者
Ghosh, R [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Oxford, Dept Engn Sci, Oxford OX1 3PJ, England
关键词
membrane; fouling; BSA; pulsed injection; ultrafiltration;
D O I
10.1016/S0376-7388(01)00550-6
中图分类号
TQ [化学工业];
学科分类号
0817 ;
摘要
This paper discusses anew technique for studying membrane fouling. The foulant is introduced into the membrane module in the form of a pulse and the transmembrane pressure (TMP)-time profiles obtained during constant permeate flux ultrafiltration (UF) are used to quantify concentration polarization and fouling. The fouling of a 25 kDa polysulfone membrane by BSA is studied at different constant permeate flux values at conditions where there is total rejection of the protein by the membrane. Fouling is found to take place in two distinct phases: (i) an initial rapid fouling phase; and (ii) a linear fouling phase. The effect of the permeate flux history of a membrane on fouling is also examined. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:115 / 123
页数:9
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