Permeability of low molecular weight organics through nanofiltration membranes

Water Research

Volumn 41, Issue 17, 2007, Pages 3968-3976

  Meylan, Sébastien ^a   Hammes, Frederik ^a   Traber, Jacqueline ^a   Salhi, Elisabeth ^a   von Gunten, Urs ^a,b   Pronk, Wouter ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Assimilable organic carbon (AOC); Nanofiltration; Natural organic matter (NOM); NOM characterisation

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; FILTRATION; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; ORGANIC CARBON; POTABLE WATER;

ASSIMILABLE ORGANIC CARBON; HYDROPHOBIC ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; NATURAL ORGANIC MATTER; RAW WATER;

NANOFILTRATION MEMBRANES;

CARBOXYLIC ACID; DRINKING WATER; NATURAL ORGANIC MATTER; ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC COMPOUND; POLYSACCHARIDE;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; FILTRATION; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NANOFILTRATION MEMBRANES; ORGANIC CARBON; POTABLE WATER;

BIOASSAY; DRINKING WATER; FILTRATION; HUMIC SUBSTANCE; MEMBRANE; ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC COMPOUND; ORGANIC MATTER; PERMEABILITY; POLYSACCHARIDE; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIOASSAY; BIOFILM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); FILTRATION; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDROPHOBICITY; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MEASUREMENT; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NANOFILTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WATER SAMPLING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 34548492766     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2007.05.031     Document Type: Article

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