A comparative assessment of iron oxide ceramic ultrafiltration membranes fouling by model organic compounds was performed. To characterize this fouling phenomenon, humic acid (HA), bovine serum albumin (BSA) and sodium ...

If the external surfaces of epibionts are more suitable to other fouling species than those of their basibionts, a ‘fouling cascade’ might occur where epibionts facilitate secondary colonization by other epibionts. Here ...

The work developed discusses the potential use of MBR to treat refinery effluent and operational strategies that may mitigate fouling. At first, MBR performance was evaluated in terms of pollutants removal and fouling ...