Microfiltration of Synthetic Metal Working Fluids Using Aluminum Oxide Membranes

The design of membrane filtration systems is also influenced by the rate of contaminant build-up in the MWF. Microbiological population growth can grow to potentially hazardous levels in extremely short time-scales. Membrane filtration systems designed to control microbial populations must remove microbes from the MWF at a rate faster than population growth. A model is developed to relate microbiological parameters such as growth rate, yield, and substrate consumption to membrane filtration system design parameters. The model is used to determine if microbial growth control is possible for a given metalworking fluid, membrane filtration system, and membrane cleaning schedule.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Industrial Engineering

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2015

Author dc:creator

• Skerlos, Steven John

Contributors dc:contributor

• DeVor, Richard E.
• Kapoor, Shiv G.

• Engineering, Environmental

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

(MiAaPQ)AAI9955668

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/87107