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SUBMITTER: Kitano H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6761618 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kitano Hiroki H Takeuchi Kenji K Ortiz-Medina Josue J Cruz-Silva Rodolfo R Morelos-Gomez Aaron A Fujii Moeka M Obata Michiko M Yamanaka Ayaka A Tejima Shogo S Fujishige Masatsugu M Akuzawa Noboru N Yamaguchi Akio A Endo Morinobu M
ACS omega 20190913 13
Spacers are widely used in membrane technologies to reduce fouling and concentration polarization. Fouling can start from the spacer surface and grow, thereby reducing flux, selectivity, and operation lifetime. Fluorescein isothiocyanate labeled bovine serum albumin was used for fouling studies and observed during cross-flow filtration operation for up to 144 h. Here, we mixed carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and polypropylene (PP) to make a spacer with better antifouling than plain PP spacers. The fouli ...[more]