Plankton filtration with compressible crumb rubber packs

Vasiliki Karanikola; Anh T. Ngo; Julio R. Valdes

doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2010.10.098

Plankton filtration with compressible crumb rubber packs

Vasiliki Karanikola, Anh T. Ngo, Julio R. Valdes

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Abstract

The experiments described provide insight into the feasibility of using compressible particulate packs to filter live plankton. The pore constriction sizes are controlled by subjecting the filter pack to isotropic confinement, thereby allowing for: (1) enhanced filtration upon confinement and (2) enhanced unclogging upon relaxation. Results show that filtration efficiency increases with increasing confinement; however, complete plankton retention is difficult to attain due to the plankton's ability to pass through pore constrictions that are smaller than the plankton size. The results are anticipated to offer potential benefits to ballast treatment and aquatic filtration operations.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	597-602
Number of pages	6
Journal	Chemosphere
Volume	82
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2010.10.098
State	Published - Jan 2011
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Ballast water
Crumb rubber
Filtration
Invasive species
Plankton
Unclogging

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Environmental Engineering
General Chemistry
Environmental Chemistry
Pollution
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis

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