Ultrafiltration as an alternative membrane technology to obtain safe drinking water from surface water: 10 years of experience on the scope of the AQUAPOT project

Desalination

Volumn 248, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 34-41

  Arnal, J M ^a   Garcia Fayos, B ^a   Verdu, G ^a   Lora, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

AQUAPOT project; Drinking water treatment; Membrane technology; Safe water; Ultrafiltration

Indexed keywords

AQUAPOT PROJECT; DRINKING WATER TREATMENT; GLOBAL PROBLEMS; HUMAN CONSUMPTION; INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY; INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS; MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS; RURAL POPULATION; SAFE DRINKING WATER; SAFE WATER; VALENCIA; WATER SOURCE; WATER SYSTEM;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY; SURFACE WATERS; TECHNOLOGY; ULTRAFILTRATION; WATER RECYCLING;

POTABLE WATER;

DEVELOPING WORLD; DRINKING WATER; MILLENIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL; SANITATION; SURFACE WATER; ULTRAFILTRATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 70349485240     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2008.05.035     Document Type: Article

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