Environmental life cycle assessment of the microfiltration process

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 284, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 214-226

  Tangsubkul, N ^a   Parameshwaran, K ^a   Lundie, S ^a   Fane, A G ^a   Waite, T D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Environmental impacts; Life cycle assessment; Membrane filtration process

Indexed keywords

COSTS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MASS TRANSFER; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL TRADEOFFS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); MEMBRANE FILTRATION; TRANSMEMBRANE PRESSURE;

MICROFILTRATION;

COSTS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MASS TRANSFER; MICROFILTRATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL PROCEDURES; CLEANING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST; ENERGY COST; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; LIFE CYCLE; MEMBRANE FILTER; MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY; MICROFILTRATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 33748784591     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2006.07.047     Document Type: Article

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