Impact of organic fractions identified by SEC and fluorescence EEM on the hydraulic reversibility of ultrafiltration membrane fouling by secondary effluents

Desalination and Water Treatment

Volumn 29, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 73-86

  Haberkampa, Jens ^a   Ernst, Mathias ^a   Paar, Hendrik ^a   Pallischeck, Daniela ^a   Amy, Gary ^b   Jekel, Martin ^a  

^a TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b KING ABDULLAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

EEM; Fluorescence analysis; LC OCD; Organic fouling; Size exclusion chromatography; Tertiary sewage treatment; Ultrafiltration

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958760227     PISSN: 19443994     EISSN: 19443986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5004/dwt.2011.1975     Document Type: Article

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