Protein fouling

Multi-photon microscopy, a fluorescence based technique, was used to image in-situ the fouling and cleaning of a 0.22 µm microfiltration membrane fouled by bovine serum albumin and ovalbumin. Imaging of the cleaning was possible for two of the three cleaning regimes used. The free chlorine cleaner b

Crossflow ultrafiltration of binary protein solutions was carried out using flux-stepping and constant flux experiments to identify the apparent critical flux where fouling is rapid. The contributions of individual protein species to the apparent critical flux were evaluated as well as the separatio