Experimental investigation on membrane fouling mitigation by solid-liquid fluidization

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First of all, I would like to express my sincere appreciation to my main supervisor Assistant Professor Chew Jia Wei. Thank her for accepting me as a PhD student, and giving me the opportunity to conduct this research work. Without her invaluable guidance, support, supervision and encouragement, my research works cannot go through smoothly. Inspired by her spirits, I can then plunge into my work with immense zeal. And I also want to express my sincere gratitude to my co-supervisors Professor Anthony Gordon Fane and Professor Liu Yu for giving the crucial advices and sharing their research experiences, all of which steer my research work in a promising direction. I cordially thank my mentor Professor Wang Rong for her kind supports and encouragement. Secondly, I would like to acknowledge the Interdisciplinary Graduate School (IGS) and Nanyang Environment and Water Research Institute (NEWRI) for funding my PhD scholarship. Thank Singapore Membrane Technology Centre (SMTC) and School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering (SCBE) for the research funding support. Moreover, this study is also supported by