Nitrate removal from aqueous solutions by nanofiltration

Desalination and Water Treatment

Volumn 29, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 326-330

  Mahvi, Amir Hossein ^a   Malakootian, Mohammad ^b   Fatehizadeh, Ali ^b   Ehrampoush, Mohammad Hassan ^c  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b KERMAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c YAZD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Associated cation; Co anion; Flow rate; Kerman water; Membrane; Water treatment

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 79958756109     PISSN: 19443994     EISSN: 19443986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5004/dwt.2011.1743     Document Type: Article

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