Ultrafiltration and nanofiltration membranes applied to the removal of the pharmaceuticals amoxicillin, naproxen, metoprolol and phenacetin from water

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 858-866

  Javier Benitez, F ^a   Acero, Juan L ^a   Real, Francisco J ^a   Roldán, Gloria ^a   Rodriguez, Elena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Nanofiltration and ultrafiltration membranes; Permeate fluxes; Pharmaceutical compounds; Resistances; Retention coefficients; Ultrapure and water matrices

Indexed keywords

PERMEATE FLUXES; PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOUNDS; RESISTANCES; RETENTION COEFFICIENTS; ULTRA-FILTRATION MEMBRANES; ULTRAPURE AND WATER MATRICES;

CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DEWATERING; DRUG PRODUCTS; NANOFILTRATION; ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC POLYMERS; REMOVAL; ULTRAFILTRATION; WATER CONTENT; WATER FILTRATION;

NANOFILTRATION MEMBRANES;

AMOXICILLIN; METOPROLOL; NAPROXEN; PHENACETIN; WATER;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSFLOW FILTRATION; FLOW RATE; MEMBRANE FILTER; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NANOFILTRATION; PRESSURE; STATIC ELECTRICITY; STEADY STATE; TEMPERATURE; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; ULTRAFILTRATION; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 79955952634     PISSN: 02682575     EISSN: 10974660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jctb.2600     Document Type: Article

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