Characteristic of algogenic organic matter and its effect on UF membrane fouling

T Li1, B Z Dong, Z Liu

  • 1College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai 200092, China. tian08120926@163.com

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