Mitigation of Membrane Fouling Using an Electroactive Polyether Sulfone Membrane
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Chemicals and Materials
2.2. Membrane Preparation
2.3. Characterizations
2.4. Fouling Mitigation Performance
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Characterization of the Car-PES Membrane
3.2. Effect of Ionic Strength on Membrane Fouling
3.3. Effect of the Electric Field on Mitigation of Membrane Fouling
3.4. Fouling Mitigation with a Mixture of Various Foulants
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Ma, C.; Yi, C.; Li, F.; Shen, C.; Wang, Z.; Sand, W.; Liu, Y. Mitigation of Membrane Fouling Using an Electroactive Polyether Sulfone Membrane. Membranes 2020, 10, 21. https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes10020021
Ma C, Yi C, Li F, Shen C, Wang Z, Sand W, Liu Y. Mitigation of Membrane Fouling Using an Electroactive Polyether Sulfone Membrane. Membranes. 2020; 10(2):21. https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes10020021
Chicago/Turabian StyleMa, Chunyan, Chao Yi, Fang Li, Chensi Shen, Zhiwei Wang, Wolfgang Sand, and Yanbiao Liu. 2020. "Mitigation of Membrane Fouling Using an Electroactive Polyether Sulfone Membrane" Membranes 10, no. 2: 21. https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes10020021