Seawater ultrafi ltration (UF) as a pretreatment of reverse osmosis (RO) process in a thermal power plant was investigated using a 100 kDa hollow fi ber membrane. The choice of the UF physical backwash conditions remains arbitrary or ensuing from a sensibility study. As the optimum must take into account the factors interactions, we led a response surface study to analy...

A review is given on peritoneal function, especially ultrafiltration and ultrafiltration failure followed by recommendations on how to translate pathophysiology into clinical practice. The subsequent consequences for management of peritoneal membrane function and for patient information are also included.

Sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) is commonly used to extract membrane proteins in proteomics studies; however, it can reduce the efficiency of tryptic digestion and interfere with the results of liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) analysis. Available methods for removing surfactants, such as ultrafiltration, acetone precipitation, and gel electrophoresis, are not completely satisfactory...

Integral asymmetric cellulose acetate (CA) membranes were casted by phase-inversion with formamide varying content - 22, 30 and 34% - as pore promoter. These membranes, CA-22, CA-30 and CA-34, were analyzed by infrared spectroscopy in attenuated total reflection mode (ATR-FTIR) to investigate the porous membrane matrix influence on the polymer/water/solute interactions and the selective ultrafi...

Phycobiliproteins have been used as a natural dye, an analytical probe for fluorescence studies, and chemical medicinal use. An ultrafiltration membrane is useful the purification of phycobiliproteins. This study addressed phycobiliprotein-containing solution, extracted from Nostoc commune , which was individually performed by two kinds (MWCO 150 kDa 10 kDa) in cross-flow. Three proteins were m...

   In this study, effect of asymmetric functionalized graphene oxide (Janus GO) on Young′s modulus and glass transition temperature of Polysulfone (PSf) ultrafiltration membranes was investigated. The membranes were prepared via phase inversion method and GO nanosheets were dispersed in casting solution by sonication. Results showed that the Normalized Young’s modulus (on the basis of neat ...