The potential of a polysulfone (PSF) nanofiltration membrane as the end stage treatment technology of aquaculture wastewater

Desalination and Water Treatment

Volumn 32, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 242-247

  Ali, Nora'aini ^a   Hanid, Nurbaiti Abdul ^a   Jusoh, Ahmad ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA TERENGGANU   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Aquaculture; pH; Polysulfone membrane; Surface charged

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052885864     PISSN: 19443994     EISSN: 19443986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5004/dwt.2011.2706     Document Type: Article

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