Chemical and physical aspects of natural organic matter (NOM) fouling of nanofiltration membranes

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 132, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 159-181

  Hong, Seungkwan ^a   Elimelech, Menachem ^a  

^a University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

Divalent cations; Fouling control; Humic substances; Nanofiltration membranes; Natural organic matter; Water treatment

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; ELECTROLYTES; ELECTROSTATICS; FEEDWATER TREATMENT; FILTRATION; FOULING; IONIC STRENGTH; MACROMOLECULES; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; PH EFFECTS;

HUMIC ACIDS; NANOFILTRATION MEMBRANES; NATURAL ORGANIC MATTER (NOM);

POLYMERIC MEMBRANES;

CALCIUM ION; CHELATING AGENT; DIVALENT CATION; EDETIC ACID; HUMIC ACID; ORGANIC MATTER;

FOULING; MEMBRANES; NANOFILTRATION; WATER;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; HUMIC SUBSTANCE; IONIC STRENGTH; LIGAND BINDING; MEMBRANE FILTER; NANOFILTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRAFILTRATION; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 0031551435     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0376-7388(97)00060-4     Document Type: Article

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