Adsorption and transport of trace contaminant estrone in NF/RO membranes

Environmental Engineering Science

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 441-451

  Nghiem, L D ^a   Schafer A I ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Endocrine disrupters; Hormones; Nanofiltration; Reverse osmosis; Water and wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; DIFFUSION; IONIC STRENGTH; MEMBRANES; MOLECULES; NANOFILTRATION; REVERSE OSMOSIS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

ENDOCRINE-DISRUPTING CHEMICALS (EDCS);

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

ESTROGEN; ESTRONE;

ADSORPTION; MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY; NANOFILTRATION; REVERSE OSMOSIS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; FILTRATION; IONIC STRENGTH; MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; OSMOSIS; REVERSE OSMOSIS; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 0036865774     PISSN: 10928758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/109287502320963427     Document Type: Article

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