Application of coagulation-ultrafiltration hybrid process for drinking water treatment: Optimization of operating conditions using experimental design

Separation and Purification Technology

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 193-210

  Zularisam, A W ^a,b   Ismail, A F ^a   Salim, M R ^a   Sakinah, Mimi ^a   Matsuura, T ^c  

^a UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA PAHANG   (Malaysia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Coagulation; Drinking water; Flocculation; Membrane; NOM

Indexed keywords

BEAMS AND GIRDERS; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CAPILLARITY; CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; CHEMICAL WATER TREATMENT; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); COAGULATION; DESIGN; FLOCCULATION; LIQUIDS; MEMBRANES; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PH; POTABLE WATER; REMOVAL; SOLIDS; STATISTICS; SULFATE MINERALS; TURBIDITY; ULTRAFILTRATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER RECYCLING; WATER TREATMENT;

ABSORBANCE; CENTRAL COMPOSITE DESIGNS; COLOUR REMOVALS; DRINKING WATER; DRINKING WATER QUALITIES; DRINKING WATER TREATMENTS; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGNS; EXPERIMENTAL VALIDATIONS; FIRST-ORDER MODELS; FULL FACTORIAL DESIGNS; HYBRID PROCESS; MAIN EFFECTS; MATHEMATICAL CORRELATIONS; MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITIES; NATURAL ORGANIC MATTERS; NOM; OPERATING CONDITIONS; OPTIMIZED CONDITIONS; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; RETENTION TIME; SCREENING PROCESS; SECOND-ORDER EFFECTS; SECOND-ORDER MODELS; SIGNIFICANT FACTORS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUSPENDED SOLIDS; TREATMENT EFFICIENCIES; TURBIDITY REMOVALS; ULTRAFILTRATION PROCESS;

PH EFFECTS;

EID: 59049091179     PISSN: 13835866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2008.10.018     Document Type: Article

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