Exp.
Oil
Content
of Feed
(porn)
Ultrasound
Treatment
(4x50Wx38 kHz)
(on/off)
Mean
Permeability
IC=J
µx/AP
(cm
2
)
Mean
Flow resistance
R=AP/5
(bars.s/m)
Mean
Filtration
Capacity
(L, water/ m
2
hr)
1
<50
OFF
9.290E-11
7877.9
2563.0
2
1000
OFF
7.920E-11
9643.3
2185.1
3
500
OFF
8.661E-11
8764.4
2389.4
4
1000
ON
8.802E-11
8239.8
2428.3
5
500
ON
9.967E-11
7368.8
2749.6
Table 1:
Mean permeability and flow resistance values (Case 1 to case 5: 0.5 μm 0.5 μm Doulton ceramic microfiltration membrane).
