Boron removal by activated carbon and microfiltration for pre-treatment of seawater desalination

Water Science and Technology: Water Supply

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 560-567

  Kang, Joon Seok ^a   Eusebio, Ramon Christian ^a   Kim, Han Seung ^a  

^a Myong Ji University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; Adsorption; Boron; Desalination; Microfiltration

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; BORON; DESALINATION; MICROFILTRATION; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SEAWATER; SEAWATER EFFECTS;

BORON CONCENTRATIONS; CONTINUOUS OPERATION; FLAT SHEET MEMBRANES; HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANES; POLYVINYLIDENE FLUORIDES; POWDERED ACTIVATED CARBON; SEAWATER DESALINATION; SEAWATER REVERSE OSMOSIS;

FILTRATION;

ACTIVATED CARBON; BORON; POLYVINYLIDENE FLUORIDE; SEA WATER;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; BORON; DESALINATION; EFFLUENT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLUORIDE; MEMBRANE; OSMOSIS; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SEAWATER; ULTRAFILTRATION;

ARTICLE; DESALINATION; HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE FILTER; MICROFILTRATION; PH; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 84862935733     PISSN: 16069749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/ws.2011.086     Document Type: Article

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