Comprehensive bench- and pilot-scale investigation of trace organic compounds rejection by forward osmosis

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 45, Issue 19, 2011, Pages 8483-8490

  Hancock, Nathan T ^a   Xu, Pei ^a   Heil, Dean M ^a   Bellona, Christopher ^b   Cath, Tzahi Y ^a  

^a Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

^b Clarkson University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARRIER TREATMENT; FEED SOLUTION; FIELD CONDITIONS; FORWARD OSMOSIS; IMPAIRED WATER; MEMBRANE SEPARATION TECHNOLOGY; NONIONIC; PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS; PILOT SCALE; PRE-TREATMENT; RE-CLAIMED WATER; TRACE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; WASTEWATER EFFLUENTS;

DESALINATION; FLAME RETARDANTS; LEAD REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); MEMBRANE FOULING; MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY; NANOFILTRATION; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; OSMOSIS; OSMOSIS MEMBRANES; PLASTICIZERS; SOLVENTS; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WATER FILTRATION; WATER TREATMENT;

EFFLUENTS;

FLAME RETARDANT; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PLASTICIZER; WATER;

DESALINATION; DRUG; MEMBRANE; ORGANIC COMPOUND; OSMOSIS; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; EFFLUENT; FORWARD OSMOSIS; FOULING CONTROL; NANOFILTRATION; OSMOSIS; REVERSE OSMOSIS; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

BIOREACTORS; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; OSMOSIS; PILOT PROJECTS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER PURIFICATION; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 80053388065     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es201654k     Document Type: Article

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