Impact of in situ physical and chemical cleaning on PVDF membrane properties and performances

• Main Authors: Rabuni, M.F., Nik Sulaiman, N.M., Aroua, Mohamed Kheireddine, Ching, Yern Chee, Hashim, Nur Awanis
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery; TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/13851/1/Impact_of_in_situ_physical_and_chemical_cleaning_on_PVDF.pdf; http://eprints.um.edu.my/13851/; http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0009250914005661

Appropriate selection of cleaning agent is an important factor to achieve a better cleaning efficiency and this topic has become an ongoing discussion. This work assesses the impacts of sodium hydroxide (NaOH) and sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl) aqueous solution towards polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) st...