Term: fouling
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.FT06876

Definition:
Process resulting in loss of performance of a membrane due to the deposition of suspended or dissolved substances on its external surfaces, at its pore openings, or within its pores.

Related Terms:
1) membrane (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.MT06878).

Source: PAC, 1996, 68, 1479. 'Terminology for membranes and membrane processes (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)' on page 1482 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199668071479)

Citation: 'fouling' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.FT06876

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