Nanofiltration of nonionic surfactants: Effect of the molecular weight cutoff and contact angle on flux behavior

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 44, Issue 20, 2005, Pages 7652-7658

  Cornelis, Geert ^a   Boussu, Katleen ^a   Van Der Bruggen, Bart ^a   Devreese, Ilse ^b   Vandecasteele, Carlo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b CENTEXBEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MONOMERS; PURIFICATION; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; WASTEWATER;

BIOLOGICAL PURIFICATION; NONIONIC SURFACTANTS; SYNTHETIC SOLUTIONS; WATER CONSUMPTION;

NANOFILTRATION;

CONTACT ANGLE; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NANOFILTRATION; SURFACTANT; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

EID: 26844554594     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie0501226     Document Type: Article

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