Performances comparison of reverse osmosis and nanofiltration application to defluorination from groundwater: Influence factors and fouling analysis

Fresenius Environmental Bulletin

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 3141-3151

  Wang, Xiaowei ^a,b   Xi, Beidou ^b   Huo, Shouliang ^b   Liu, Wenjun ^c   Sun, Wenjun ^c   Li, Desheng ^d   Yu, Huibin ^a,b   Weifang, Ma ^c   Liu, Hongliang ^b  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINESE RESEARCH ACADEMY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^c TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d BEIJING JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Defluorination; Groundwater; Membrane fouling; Nanofiltration; Rejection rate; Reverse osmosis

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FOULING; GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; HUMIC ACID; MEMBRANE; OSMOSIS; PH; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; ULTRAFILTRATION; WATER TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84863075244     PISSN: 10184619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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