Membrane filtration of microalgae

• Main Author: Nurulhuda Abdul Rahim.
• Other Authors: School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Environmental engineering::Water treatment
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/45572
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) are known to greatly affect membrane fouling. This holds true for microalgal EPS. Previous literatures have reported on the worsening effect of higher EPS concentration on microalgae fouling during microfiltration and ultrafiltration. However, no previous stu...