Construction and validation of a full-scale model for rejection of organic micropollutants by NF membranes

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 339, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 10-20

  Verliefde, A R D ^a   Cornelissen, E R ^b   Heijman, S G J ^a,b   Verberk, J Q J C ^a   Amy, G L ^c   Van der Bruggen, B ^d   van Dijk, J C ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b KWR WATERCYCLE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^c UNESCO IHE INSTITUTE FOR WATER EDUCATION   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Modelling; Nanofiltration reverse osmosis; Organic micropollutants; Pilot scale; Rejection

Indexed keywords

MODELLING; NANOFILTRATION/REVERSE OSMOSIS; ORGANIC MICROPOLLUTANTS; PILOT-SCALE; REJECTION;

ELECTRIC CHARGE; FLUID DYNAMICS; PILOT PLANTS; POLARIZATION; SOLUTE TRANSPORT;

RECOVERY;

PESTICIDE;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; BINDING AFFINITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION; HYDRODYNAMICS; MEMBRANE BINDING; NANOFILTRATION; ORGANIC POLLUTION; PARTITION COEFFICIENT; POLLUTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLUTE; SURFACE CHARGE; THERMODYNAMICS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 67649280399     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2009.03.038     Document Type: Article

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