Fulvic acid removal performance and control of disinfection by-product formation potential in coagulation-ultrafiltration process

Desalination

Volumn 302, Issue , 2012, Pages 55-64

  Wang, Yan ^a   Mao, Ranran ^a   Wang, Qian ^a   Yang, Zhonglian ^a   Gao, Baoyu ^a   Zhao, Yanxia ^a  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Coagulation; Disinfection by products (DBPs); Flocs; Fulvic acid; Ultrafiltration

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE DECAY; COAGULATION PROCESS; DBP PRECURSORS; DISINFECTION BY-PRODUCT FORMATION POTENTIAL; DISINFECTION BYPRODUCTS; DOC REMOVAL EFFICIENCY; FILTERED WATER; FLOC PROPERTIES; FLOC SIZE; FLOCS; FORMATION POTENTIAL; FULVIC ACIDS; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; SOLUTION PH; ULTRA-FILTRATION MEMBRANES;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BYPRODUCTS; CHLORINE; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; DISINFECTION; FRACTAL DIMENSION; ORGANIC ACIDS; REMOVAL; ULTRAFILTRATION; WATER TREATMENT;

COAGULATION;

COAGULATION; DISINFECTION; FULVIC ACID; ULTRAFILTRATION; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 84864531323     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2012.06.024     Document Type: Article

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