Membrane filtration of dextran solutions with water and formamide as solvent

Investigation of membrane fouling using molecular dynamics simulation

“…MD simulations regarding membrane fouling are usually linked with experimental results like permeation flux [36], surface imaging [55], spectroscopy [32,109], solute removal measured by dissolved organic carbon or UV [226], etc. If acceptable match is found between simulation model and experiments, further analysis shall be conducted Fouling had still occurred as proven by another complete experimental study of our group [321]. Nonetheless, the filtration behavior of dextran was clearly solventdependent in that the normalized flux decline was more severe in water, indicating more severe fouling as filtration proceeded.…”