Demonstration of pilot-scale pervaporation systems for volatile organic compound removal from a surfactant enhanced aquifer remediation fluid I: Spiral wound membrane modules

Environmental Progress

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 53-63

  Alvarez, Franklin R ^a   Vane, Leland M ^a   Hitchens, Lynnann ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS; AQUIFERS; EXTRACTION; PERVAPORATION; REMEDIATION; SALTS; SOLUTIONS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

ANIONIC SURFACTANT; DENSE NON AQUEOUS PHASE LIQUIDS; ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL; SPIRAL WOUND MEMBRANE MODULES; SURFACTANT ENHANCED AQUIFER REMEDIATION; TRICHLOROETHYLENE;

VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 0035297642     PISSN: 02784491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ep.670200116     Document Type: Article

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