Estrogenic compounds removal by fullerene-containing membranes

Desalination

Volumn 214, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 83-90

  Jin, X ^a   Hu, J Y ^a   Tint, M L ^a   Ong, S L ^a   Biryulin, Y ^b   Polotskaya, G ^c  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b IOFFE INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^c INSTITUTE OF MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Estrogens; Fullerene; Membrane; Purification; Water reuse

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; FILTRATION; FULLERENES; HYDROPHOBICITY; PORE SIZE; POROSITY; REMOVAL; SURFACE WATERS; WASTEWATER;

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTING CHEMICALS (EDCS); ESTROGENIC COMPOUNDS; FULLERENE-CONTAINING MEMBRANES;

WATER POLLUTION;

ADSORPTION; FILTRATION; FULLERENES; HYDROPHOBICITY; PORE SIZE; POROSITY; REMOVAL; SURFACE WATERS; WASTEWATER; WATER POLLUTION;

ADSORPTION; BIOTA; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTROGENIC COMPOUND; FILTRATION; FULLERENE; MEMBRANE; POLYMER; POROSITY; SURFACE WATER;

EID: 34547455423     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2006.10.019     Document Type: Article

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