Hybrid Membrane Processes using activated carbon treatment for drinking water: A review

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 411-412, Issue , 2012, Pages 1-12

  Stoquart, Céline ^a   Servais, Pierre ^b   Bérubé, Pierre R ^c   Barbeau, Benoit ^a  

^a Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; Adsorption; Biological treatment; Fouling; Hybrid Membrane Process

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION MODES; ALTERNATIVE PROCESS; ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGIES; BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT; EMERGING CONTAMINANT; HYBRID MEMBRANE; LOW PRESSURE MEMBRANES; OPERATING CONDITION; PROCESS CONFIGURATION; PROCESS PERFORMANCE; STRINGENT REGULATIONS;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; FOULING; MEMBRANE FOULING; MICROFILTRATION; WATER QUALITY;

MEMBRANES;

ACTIVATED CARBON; DRINKING WATER;

ADSORPTION; BIOFOULING; EFFLUENT; HYBRID MEMBRANE PROCESS; MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE FILTER; MEMBRANE REACTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER PERMEABILITY; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 84861531098     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2012.04.012     Document Type: Review

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