Technical and economical evaluation of water recycling in the carwash industry with membrane processes

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 57, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1131-1135

  Boussu, K ^a   Van Baelen, G ^b   Colen, W ^b   Eelen, D ^a   Vanassche, S ^a,c   Vandecasteele, C ^a   Van Der Bruggen, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b KHKempen   (Belgium)

^c FLEMISH INSTITUTE FOR TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH VITO   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Carwash industry; Economical evaluation; Nanofiltration; Ultrafiltration; Water recycling

Indexed keywords

NANOFILTRATION; PURIFICATION; ULTRAFILTRATION; WATER RECYCLING;

CARWASH INDUSTRY; ECONOMICAL EVALUATION;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

WATER;

NANOFILTRATION; PURIFICATION; ULTRAFILTRATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER RECYCLING;

AUTOMOBILE; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; MEMBRANE; RECYCLING; ULTRAFILTRATION;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; CARWASH INDUSTRY; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; INDUSTRY; NANOFILTRATION; PERMEABILITY; ULTRAFILTRATION; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER RECYCLING;

AUTOMOBILES; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; FILTRATION; INDUSTRY; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 43949112628     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2008.236     Document Type: Article

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