Selective removal of dissolved uranium in drinking water by nanofiltration

Water Research

Volumn 42, Issue 4-5, 2008, Pages 1160-1166

  Favre Reguillon A ^a   Lebuzit, G ^b   Murat, D ^b   Foos, J ^b   Mansour, C ^a   Draye, M ^c  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b Bioinformatique et Chimie Moléculaire   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE SAVOIE   (France)

Author keywords

Drinking water; Membrane; Nanofiltration; Rejection mechanism; Remediation; Uranium

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE EARTH METALS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); IONIC STRENGTH; METAL IONS; NANOFILTRATION; POTABLE WATER; REMEDIATION; URANIUM;

FLAT-SHEET MEMBRANES; PHYSICOCHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; REJECTION MECHANISM;

WATER TREATMENT;

ALKALINE EARTH METAL; DRINKING WATER; MINERAL WATER; PHOSPHODIESTERASE I; URANIUM; URANYL ACETATE;

ALKALINE EARTH METALS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); IONIC STRENGTH; METAL IONS; NANOFILTRATION; POTABLE WATER; REMEDIATION; URANIUM; WATER TREATMENT;

DISSOLVED MATTER; DRINKING WATER; FILTRATION; MEMBRANE; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; REMEDIATION; REMOVAL EXPERIMENT; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY); URANIUM;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; IONIC STRENGTH; MEMBRANE FILTER; NANOFILTRATION; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 39049133408     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2007.08.034     Document Type: Article

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