CFD-guided patterning of tubular ceramic membrane surface by stereolithography: Optimizing morphology at the mesoscale for improved hydrodynamic control of membrane fouling
- Award ID(s):
- 1952438
- NSF-PAR ID:
- 10489406
- Publisher / Repository:
- Elsevier
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Journal of Membrane Science
- Volume:
- 672
- Issue:
- C
- ISSN:
- 0376-7388
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 121435
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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