Arsenic (V) removal from groundwater by GE-HL nanofiltration membrane: Effects of arsenic concentration, pH, and co-existing ions

Frontiers of Environmental Science and Engineering in China

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 428-433

  Wang, Xiaowei ^a,b   Liu, Wenjun ^b   Li, Desheng ^c   Ma, Weifang ^b  

^a LANZHOU JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c BEIJING JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Co existing ion; Co ion; Counter ion; Nanofiltration (NF); Rejection rate

Indexed keywords

EID: 72249103078     PISSN: 16737415     EISSN: 16737520     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11783-009-0146-9     Document Type: Article

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