Details

Title

Efficiency of cleaning agents in fouling removal from ceramic membranes after filtration of municipal digestate liquid fraction

Journal title

Archives of Environmental Protection

Yearbook

2026

Volume

vol. 52

Issue

No 1

Authors

Affiliation

Urbanowska, Agnieszka : Department of Water, Wastewater and Waste Technology, Faculty of Environmental Engineering,Wroclaw University of Science and technology, Wroclaw, Poland ; Seruga, Przemysław : Department of Bioprocess Engineering, Faculty of Production Engineering,Wrocław University of Economics and Business, Wroclaw, Poland

Keywords

ultrafiltration; ; ceramic membrane; ; municipal biogas plant; ; fouling; ; chemical cleaning;

Divisions of PAS

Nauki Techniczne

Coverage

48-59

Publisher

Polish Academy of Sciences

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Date

25.02.2026

Type

Article

Identifier

DOI: 10.24425/aep.2026.158383

DOI

10.24425/aep.2026.158383

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