Removal of sulfates and other inorganics from potable water by nanofiltration membranes of characterized porosity

Separation and Purification Technology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 177-185

  Kosutic K ^a   Novak, I ^a   Sipos, L ^a   Kunst, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Inorganic salts; Membranes; Nanofiltration; Pore size distribution; Sulfate containing water

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANES; PORE SIZE; POROSITY; POTABLE WATER; SALTS; WATER TREATMENT;

FIXED CHARGES; SULFATES;

NANOFILTRATION;

FILTRATION; MEMBRANE; NANOFILTRATION; SEPARATION; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 2542625889     PISSN: 13835866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1383-5866(03)00206-5     Document Type: Article

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