Comparison of initial filtration resistance by pretreatment processes in the nanofiltration for drinking water treatment

Separation and Purification Technology

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 354-362

  Kim, Hyun Ah ^a   Choi, Jae Hoon ^a   Takizawa, Satoshi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Drinking water treatment; Initial filtration resistance; Modified fouling index; Nanofiltration; Pretreatment process

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); COAGULATION; POLYAMIDES; POTABLE WATER; RIVERS;

FILTRATION RESISTANCE; MEMBRANE FOULING CONTROL; MODIFIED FOULING INDEX (MFI); PRETREATMENT PROCESSES;

NANOFILTRATION;

EID: 34547448626     PISSN: 13835866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2007.02.016     Document Type: Article

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