Advanced characterization of organic foulants of ultrafiltration and reverse osmosis from water reclamation

Desalination

Volumn 301, Issue , 2012, Pages 59-66

  Chon, Kangmin ^a   Cho, Jaeweon ^a   Shon, Ho Kyong ^b   Chon, Kyongmi ^a  

^a Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Organic foulants; Pyrolysis; Reverse osmosis membrane; Ultrafiltration; Water reclamation

Indexed keywords

EFFLUENT ORGANIC MATTER; FEED WATER; FOULANTS; FOULING CHARACTERISTICS; HYDROPHOBIC FRACTIONS; LARGE-SCALE APPLICATIONS; MEMBRANE CHARACTERISTICS; MUNICIPAL WATER; NEGATIVE CHARGE; REPULSIVE ELECTROSTATIC INTERACTIONS; RO MEMBRANE; UF MEMBRANES;

ALDEHYDES; AMIDES; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; EFFLUENTS; HYDROPHOBICITY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MEMBRANES; PYROLYSIS; ULTRAFILTRATION; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

REVERSE OSMOSIS;

ALDEHYDE; CARBOXYLIC ACID; EFFLUENT; FOULING; MEMBRANE; ORGANIC MATTER; OSMOSIS; PYROLYSIS; ULTRAFILTRATION; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 84864053478     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2012.06.011     Document Type: Article

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