Polymeric ultrafiltration membranes and surfactants

Xiarchos, I; Doulia, D; Gekas, V; Tragardh, G

dc.contributor.author	Xiarchos, I	en
dc.contributor.author	Doulia, D	en
dc.contributor.author	Gekas, V	en
dc.contributor.author	Tragardh, G	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:19:26Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:19:26Z
dc.date.issued	2003	en
dc.identifier.issn	15422119	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/15488
dc.subject	Membranes	en
dc.subject	Micellar-enhanced ultrafiltration	en
dc.subject	Polymeric	en
dc.subject	Ultrafiltration	en
dc.subject.other	Cleaning	en
dc.subject.other	Heavy metals	en
dc.subject.other	Molecular weight	en
dc.subject.other	Polymeric membranes	en
dc.subject.other	Surface active agents	en
dc.subject.other	Membrane cleaning	en
dc.subject.other	Metal ions	en
dc.subject.other	Organic toxic compounds	en
dc.subject.other	Ultrafiltration	en
dc.title	Polymeric ultrafiltration membranes and surfactants	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1081/SPM-120026628	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1081/SPM-120026628	en
heal.publicationDate	2003	en
heal.abstract	Surfactants have been extensively used in ultrafiltration processes such as membrane cleaning, removal of surfactants or other organic toxic compounds and metal ions from solutions and estimation of interactions at surfactant and membrane interface. The aim of this review is to present the possibilities that arise from the data reported in the literature on the field of ultrafiltration (UF) membranes and surfactants. This data is classified into five groups and a brief description of each article is given. Pretreatment of membranes with surfactant solutions can lead to performance increase of UF process. By Micellar-Enhanced Ultrafiltration the separation of low molecular weight toxic substances and heavy metals is possible, extending the applications of conventional UF (e.g. separation of proteins). Through estimation of the type of interactions on membrane surface with surfactants the prediction of retention and removal of small size substances, the prevention of fouling, the modification of surfactant-membrane system, the design of new surfactant-membrane system could be achieved. Finally economical aspects of UF-surfactant processes are given.	en
heal.journalName	Separation and Purification Reviews	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1081/SPM-120026628	en
dc.identifier.volume	32	en
dc.identifier.issue	2	en
dc.identifier.spage	215	en
dc.identifier.epage	278	en