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Protein fouling on porous ceramic membranes

Reference	E05544
Principal Investigator / Supervisor	Professor Jian Lu
Co-Investigators / Co-Supervisors	Professor B Bellhouse, Professor Zhanfeng Cui, Dr Robert Thomas
Institution	University of Surrey
Department	Biochemistry
Funding type	Research
Value (£)	138,281
Status	Completed
Type	Research Grant
Start date	01/05/1996
End date	01/05/1999
Duration	36 months

Abstract

Protein fouling on ceramic membranes is the main limitation for their application in bioseparation. We propose to investigate the fouling process under crossflow operation using small angle neutron scattering in combination with neutron reflection. The advantage of both techniques is that for a given physical system the contrasts can be varied by using labelling so that the foulant layer can be highlighted and thus the structure can be determined with reliability. The effect of pH, ionic strength, flow condition on the fouling of different membranes will be examined.

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Committee	Closed Committee - Engineering & Biological Systems (EBS)
Research Topics	X – not assigned to a current Research Topic
Research Priority	X – Research Priority information not available
Research Initiative	X - not in an Initiative
Funding Scheme	X – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme

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