..., suggesting that flux decline is reduced in the presence of electrostatic forces. The Brownian motion is shown to have a large impact at low fluid velocities. The most effective parameter set is a low fluid velocity, small particle sizes, high microemulsion surface potential, and high membrane surface...

...John E. Wentz; Shiv G. Kapoor; Richard E. DeVor; N. Rajagopalan The recycling of semisynthetic metalworking fluids (MWFs) using alumina membranes is significantly impacted by aggregated MWF microemulsions that cause partial and complete blocking of membrane pores. In this paper, computational fluid...

... September 2002 07 09 2004 metalworking coolants lubricants microemulsions filtration membranes particle size scanning electron microscopy recycling Sustainable aqueous systems minimize life cycle environmental impact by 1) minimizing the materials, energy, and toxicity of system...