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Title
Efficiency of cleaning agents in fouling removal from ceramic membranes after filtration of municipal digestate liquid fractionJournal title
Archives of Environmental ProtectionYearbook
2026Volume
vol. 52Issue
No 1Authors
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, PolandKeywords
ultrafiltration; ; ceramic membrane; ; municipal biogas plant; ; fouling; ; chemical cleaning;Divisions of PAS
Nauki TechniczneCoverage
48-59Publisher
Polish Academy of SciencesBibliography
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25.02.2026Type
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DOI: 10.24425/aep.2026.158383DOI
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