Toward improved boron removal in RO by membrane modification: Feasibility and challenges

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 45, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 3613-3620

  Bernstein, Roy ^a   Belfer, Sofia ^a   Freger, Viatcheslav ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BORIC ACIDS; BORON REMOVAL; BRACKISH WATER; CONCENTRATION POLARIZATION; DILUTE AQUEOUS SOLUTION; GLYCIDYL METHACRYLATE; GRAFT POLYMERIZATION; LOW PRESSURES; MEMBRANE MODIFICATION; MODIFIED MEMBRANES; SELECTIVE AREAS;

ACRYLIC MONOMERS; BORIDE COATINGS; BORON; BORON COMPOUNDS; INORGANIC ACIDS; SALT REMOVAL; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

OSMOSIS MEMBRANES;

2 BUTANONE; ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; BORIC ACID; BORON; BUTANOL; ETHER; GLYCIDYL METHACRYLATE; MACROGOL; METHACRYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; MONOMER; SODIUM CHLORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; BORON; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DILUTION; DRUG; FEASIBILITY STUDY; MEMBRANE; OSMOSIS; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PERMEABILITY; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; POLARIZATION; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; POLYMERIZATION; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; POLARIZATION; REVERSE OSMOSIS; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL;

BORON; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FILTRATION; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; OSMOSIS; PRESSURE; SALINITY; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 79954512399     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es103991u     Document Type: Article

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