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Ultrafiltration

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Synthetic Membranes: Science, Engineering and Applications

Part of the book series: NATO ASI Series ((ASIC,volume 181))

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The ultrafiltration process, its basic principles, its capabilities and limitations are presented in an overall view intended as a general introduction to this versatile unit operation process. A description of available ultrafiltration membranes and modules is given together with a discussion of techniques for membrane characterization. The various operating modes and system designs at present in use are considered and both developed and developing applications of the process are explained.

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  1. Laboratoire de Génie Chimique (CNRS L.A. 192), Université Paul Sabatier, 118, route de Narbonne, 31062, Toulouse CEDEX, France

    Philippe Aptel & Michael Clifton

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  1. Chemical Engineering Section, Biomedical Engineering & Instrumentation Branch, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, Maryland, USA

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  2. Bend Research, Inc., Bend, Oregon, USA

    H. K. Lonsdale

  3. Chemical Engineering Department, Instituto Superior Técnico, Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal

    M. N. de Pinho

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Aptel, P., Clifton, M. (1986). Ultrafiltration. In: Bungay, P.M., Lonsdale, H.K., de Pinho, M.N. (eds) Synthetic Membranes: Science, Engineering and Applications. NATO ASI Series, vol 181. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4712-2_10

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