Ozone oxidation for the alleviation of membrane fouling by natural organic matter: A review

Water Research

Volumn 45, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 3551-3570

  Van Geluwe, Steven ^a   Braeken, Leen ^a,b   Van der Bruggen, Bart ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b Universitaire Campus Gebouw B   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Aggregation; Electrostatic interactions; Humic acids; Hydrogen peroxide; Hydrophobicity; Molecular mass

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; FREE RADICALS; MEMBRANE FOULING; MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; WATER TREATMENT;

HUMIC ACID; NATURAL ORGANIC MATTERS; NATURAL ORGANIC MEMBRANES; OH RADICAL; OZONE OXIDATION; PHYSICOCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS; REACTION MECHANISM; STATE OF THE ART;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY;

ACETALDEHYDE; ACETIC ACID; ACETONE; BROMATE; CALCIUM; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; FORMALDEHYDE; FORMIC ACID; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYDROXIDE; MAGNESIUM; NATURAL ORGANIC MATTER; OXALIC ACID; OZONE; TRIHALOMETHANE;

AGGREGATION; FOULING; HUMIC ACID; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYDROPHOBICITY; HYDROXYL RADICAL; LITERATURE REVIEW; MEMBRANE; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; ORGANIC MATTER; OXIDATION; OZONE; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; WATER TREATMENT;

DECOMPOSITION; DISULFIDE BOND; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMIC SUBSTANCE; HYDROPHOBICITY; MEMBRANE; MINERALIZATION; MOLECULAR SIZE; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STATIC ELECTRICITY; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 79958765716     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2011.04.016     Document Type: Review

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