NOM removal from drinking water by chitosan coagulation and filtration through lightweight expanded clay aggregate filters

Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology - AQUA

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 323-332

  Eikebrokk, Björnar ^a   Saltnes, Torgeir ^b  

^a SINTEF   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Chitosan; Coagulation; Direct filtration; Expanded clay aggregates; NOM removal

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATES; BIODEGRADATION; CLAY; COAGULATION; FILTERS (FOR FLUIDS); FILTRATION; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; POTABLE WATER;

CHITOSAN COAGULATION; NATURAL ORGANIC MATTER (NOM);

WATER TREATMENT;

AGGREGATE; CHITOSAN; COAGULATION; DRINKING WATER; FILTRATION;

EID: 0036744172     PISSN: 00037214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/aqua.2002.0029     Document Type: Article

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