Effects of chemical cleaning on the nanofiltration of pharmaceutically active compounds (PhACs)

Separation and Purification Technology

Volumn 88, Issue , 2012, Pages 208-215

  Simon, Alexander ^a   Price, William E ^a   Nghiem, Long D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chemical cleaning; Nanofiltration membrane; Pharmaceutically active compounds (PhACs); Water reuse

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE LAYER; CARBAMAZEPINE; CONTROLLED CONDITIONS; EFFECT OF CHEMICALS; MEMBRANE CLEANING; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MEMBRANE SAMPLES; MEMBRANE SURFACE; PHARMACEUTICALLY ACTIVE COMPOUNDS; POLYMERIC MATRICES; SALT REJECTIONS; SEPARATION PERFORMANCE; SMALL REDUCTION; SODIUM DODECYL SULPHATE; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; WATER REUSE;

AMIDES; CHEMICAL CLEANING; CLEANING; NANOFILTRATION; NANOFILTRATION MEMBRANES; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER SUPPLY;

PH EFFECTS;

EID: 84857775741     PISSN: 13835866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2011.12.009     Document Type: Article

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