Core-shell particles as model compound for studying fouling

Morten Lykkegaard Christensen, Troels Bach Nielsen, Morten Boel Overgaard Andersen, Kristian Keiding

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Abstract

Synthetic colloidal particles with hard cores and soft, water-swollen shells were used to study cake formation during ultrafiltration. The total cake resistance was lowest for particles with thick shells, which indicates that interparticular forces between particles (steric hindrance and electrostatic repulsion) influenced cake formation. At low pressure the specific cake resistance could be predicted from the Kozeny-Carman equation. At higher pressures, the resistance increased due to cake compression. Both cake formation and compression were reversible. For particles with thick shells the permeate flux could be enhanced by lowering the pressure. Hence, the amount of water-swollen material influences both cake thickness and resistance.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationWFC10 Proceedings : M-sessions
PublisherSociety for Chemical and Process Engineering
Publication date2008
Pages261-264
Publication statusPublished - 2008
EventWorld Filtration Congress - Leipzig, Germany
Duration: 14 Apr 200818 Apr 2008
Conference number: 10

Conference

ConferenceWorld Filtration Congress
Number10
Country/TerritoryGermany
CityLeipzig
Period14/04/200818/04/2008

Keywords

  • Compressibility
  • Fouling
  • Core-shell particles
  • Ultrafiltration

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