Removal of micropollutants and NOM in carbon nanotube-UF membrane system from seawater

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 63, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2737-2744

  Heo, Jiyong ^a   Joseph, Lesley ^a   Yoon, Yeomin ^a   Park, Yong Gyun ^b   Her, Namguk ^c   Sohn, Jinsik ^d   Yoon, Seong Hoon ^e  

^a University of South Carolina   (United States)

^b GS Engineering and Construction Corp   (South Korea)

^c Korea Army Academy at Young Cheon   (South Korea)

^d Kookmin University   (South Korea)

^e NALCO COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

17 ethinylestradiol; Adsorption; Artificial seawater; Bisphenol A; Carbon nanotubes; Retention; Ultrafiltration

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION MECHANISM; ARTIFICIAL SEAWATER; BISPHENOL A; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTING COMPOUND; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; HIGH IONIC STRENGTH; LINEAR CORRELATION; LINEAR RELATIONSHIPS; MEMBRANE FLUXES; MEMBRANE SYSTEM; MICROPOLLUTANTS; NATURAL ORGANIC MATTERS; RETENTION; SEAWATER REVERSE OSMOSIS; ULTRAFILTRATION MEMBRANES;

ADSORPTION; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; DESALINATION; IONIC STRENGTH; MEMBRANE FOULING; MEMBRANES; ORGANIC CARBON; PHENOLS; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SEAWATER; ULTRAFILTRATION; WASTEWATER; WATER FILTRATION;

SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (SWCN);

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; NATURAL ORGANIC MATTER; SEA WATER; SINGLE WALLED NANOTUBE;

ADSORPTION; DESALINATION; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; FOULING; HYDROPHOBICITY; MEMBRANE; NANOTECHNOLOGY; OSMOSIS; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SEAWATER; ULTRAFILTRATION; WASTEWATER;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; BIOFOULING; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; HYDROPHOBICITY; IONIC STRENGTH; POLLUTANT; REVERSE OSMOSIS; ULTRAFILTRATION; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL;

ADSORPTION; ETHINYL ESTRADIOL; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; OSMOSIS; PHENOLS; SEAWATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 79959310671     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2011.602     Document Type: Article

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