Is semi-flocculation effective as pretreatment to ultrafiltration in wastewater treatment?

Water Research

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 147-153

  Shon, H K ^a   Vigneswaran, S ^a   Ngo, H H ^a   Ben Aim, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b INSA   (France)

Author keywords

Flocculation; Molecular weight distribution; Pretreatment; Synthetic organic matter; Ultrafiltration

Indexed keywords

FLOCCULATION; IRON COMPOUNDS; ULTRAFILTRATION;

MEMBRANE FLUX; ORGANIC REMOVAL; PRETREATMENT; SYNTHETIC ORGANIC MATTER (SOM);

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

FERRIC CHLORIDE; ORGANIC MATTER; WATER;

FLOCCULATION; MEMBRANE; ORGANIC MATTER; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; ULTRAFILTRATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; FLOCCULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNTHESIS; ULTRAFILTRATION; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 10944260101     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2004.09.003     Document Type: Article

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