Studies on polymeric nanofiltration-based water softening and the effect of anion properties on the softening process

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 2244-2252

  Anim Mensah, Alexander R ^a   Krantz, William Bill ^b   Govind, Rakesh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Cross flow filtration; Membrane performance monitoring; Membrane water softening; Nanofiltration; Polymer

Indexed keywords

NANOFILTRATION; NEGATIVE IONS; PHOTOACOUSTIC EFFECT; SOLUTIONS;

(E ,2E) THEORY; (E ,3E) PROCESS; (PL) PROPERTIES; COMBINED SOLUTION; CROSS FLOWS; DILUTE SOLUTIONS; FEED WATER; HYDRAULIC PERMEABILITY; OPERATING CONDITIONS; POLYMERIC NANOFILTRATION; SOFTENING FACTOR; WATER RECOVERIES; WATER SOFTENING;

WATER FILTRATION;

EID: 47049120404     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2008.04.036     Document Type: Article

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