Adsorption of neutral organic fractions in reclaimed water on RO/NF membrane

Separation and Purification Technology

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-7

  Shan, J H ^a   Hu, J Y ^a   Ong, S L ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Hydrophobicity; Membrane; Neutral organic fraction; Rejection

Indexed keywords

ADSORBED ORGANICS; ADSORPTION MECHANISMS; CONTINUOUS FLOWS; HYDROPHOBIC NEUTRALS; INITIAL ADSORPTIONS; INITIAL CONCENTRATIONS; MEMBRANE REJECTIONS; MEMBRANE STRUCTURES; MEMBRANE SURFACES; NEUTRAL ORGANIC FRACTION; NO ADSORPTIONS; RE-CLAIMED WATERS; REJECTION; REVERSE OSMOSIS MEMBRANES;

ELECTRON HOLOGRAPHY; FLEXIBLE STRUCTURES; HYDROPHOBICITY; MEMBRANES; NANOFILTRATION; SUGAR (SUCROSE); WASTEWATER RECLAMATION;

ADSORPTION;

EID: 67349086301     PISSN: 13835866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2009.02.017     Document Type: Article

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