Ozone oxidation of nanofiltration concentrates alleviates membrane fouling in drinking water industry

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 378, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 128-137

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b Katholieke Universiteit Leuven   (Belgium)

^c KHLim   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Advanced oxidation; Membrane fouling; Nanofiltration; Natural organic matter; Ozone

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED OXIDATION; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTERS; DRINKING WATER INDUSTRIES; HYDROPHOBIC COMPONENTS; MEMBRANE FLUXES; MOLECULAR CHAINS; NATURAL ORGANIC MATTER; NATURAL ORGANIC MATTERS; OZONE OXIDATION; POSITIVE EFFECTS; SELECTIVE REMOVAL; UNSATURATED BONDS; WATER RECOVERY;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; MEMBRANE FOULING; NANOFILTRATION; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; OXIDATION; OZONE; POTABLE WATER; SURFACE WATERS; WATER FILTRATION; WATER SUPPLY;

NANOFILTRATION MEMBRANES;

DRINKING WATER; NATURAL ORGANIC MATTER; OZONE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DECOMPOSITION; FOULING CONTROL; HYDROPHOBICITY; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NANOFILTRATION; OXIDATION KINETICS; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATIC ELECTRICITY;

EID: 79959966007     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2011.04.059     Document Type: Article

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