Assessment of a semi-quantitative method for estimation of the rejection of organic compounds in aqueous solution in nanofiltration

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 81, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1166-1176

  Van der Bruggen, Bart ^a   Verliefde, Arne ^a,b   Braeken, Leen ^a   Cornelissen, Emile R ^c   Moons, Kathleen ^a   Verberk, Jasper Q J C ^b   van Dijk, Hans J C ^b,c   Amy, Gary ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^c KIWA Ltd   (Netherlands)

^d UNESCO IHE INSTITUTE FOR WATER EDUCATION   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Nanofiltration; Organic compounds; Rejection; Semi quantitative assessment

Indexed keywords

ESTIMATION; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SEPARATION; SOLUTIONS;

QUALITATIVE CLASSIFICATION; REJECTION; SEMI-QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENT;

NANOFILTRATION;

2 NAPHTHOL; 4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; ATRAZINE; BENZYLIDENEACETONE; CARBAMAZEPINE; CYANAZINE; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; DIURON; ESTRADIOL; ESTRONE; FLUORANTHENE; IBUPROFEN; ISOPROTURON; MECOPROP; ORGANIC COMPOUND; SIMAZINE; VINCLOZOLIN;

ESTIMATION; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NANOFILTRATION; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SEPARATION; SOLUTIONS;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; HYDROPHOBICITY; MOLECULAR SIZE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NANOFILTRATION; PH; PKA; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SURFACE CHARGE; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL;

EID: 33745584350     PISSN: 02682575     EISSN: 10974660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jctb.1489     Document Type: Article

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