Nanofiltration of uncharged solutes: Simultaneous effect of the polarization and membrane layers on separation

Desalination and Water Treatment

Volumn 34, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 70-74

  Nagy, Endre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PANNONIA   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Concentration polarization; Diffusion plus convection; Hindered diffusion; Mass transefer; Nanofiltration; Polarization modulus; Rejection coefficient; Simultaneous effect of polarization and membrane layer

Indexed keywords

EID: 80054964314     PISSN: 19443994     EISSN: 19443986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5004/dwt.2011.2873     Document Type: Article

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