The effect of feed pH on the performance of a reverse osmosis membrane

Desalination

Volumn 261, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 99-103

  Hoang, T ^a   Stevens, G ^a   Kentish, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Donnan theory; Membrane; Nanofiltration; Reverse osmosis

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; IONS; NANOFILTRATION; OSMOSIS MEMBRANES; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SODIUM SULFATE;

BINARY SOLUTIONS; CHARGED SPECIES; DONNAN EXCLUSION; DONNAN THEORY; HIGHLY CHARGED IONS; HYDRONIUM IONS; MEMBRANE FLUXES; SINGLE-SALT SOLUTIONS;

MEMBRANES;

FILTRATION; MEMBRANE; OSMOSIS; PH; SALT;

EID: 78049418476     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2010.05.024     Document Type: Article

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