Removal of oily hydrocarbon contaminants from wastewater by γ-alumina nanofiltration membranes

Desalination and Water Treatment

Volumn 20, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 80-85

  Sadeghian, Z ^a   Zamani, F ^b   Ashrafizadeh, S N ^b  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF PETROLEUM INDUSTRY RIPI   (Iran)

^b IRAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Alumina membrane; Cross flow; Nanofiltration; Oily water; Permeate flux

Indexed keywords

EID: 77958020760     PISSN: 19443994     EISSN: 19443986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5004/dwt.2010.1154     Document Type: Article

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