Characterisation of reverse osmosis permeates from municipal recycled water systems using fluorescence spectroscopy: Implications for integrity monitoring

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 421-422, Issue , 2012, Pages 180-189

  Singh, Sachin ^a   Henderson, Rita K ^a   Baker, Andy ^a   Stuetz, Richard M ^a   Khan, Stuart J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fluorescence; Online monitoring; Probabilistic analysis; Reverse osmosis; Water recycling

Indexed keywords

EXCITATION-EMISSION MATRIX FLUORESCENCES; FEED WATER; FLUORESCENCE INTENSITIES; INTEGRITY MONITORING; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; ONLINE MONITORING; OPERATIONAL CONFIGURATION; PERFORMANCE MONITORING; PRETREATMENT PROCESS; PROBABILISTIC ANALYSIS; RECYCLED WATER; RECYCLING PLANT; TREATMENT PROCESS;

FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; REVERSE OSMOSIS; WATER RECYCLING;

FLUORESCENCE;

ARTICLE; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE OSMOSIS; WASTE WATER RECYCLING; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 84865980471     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2012.07.008     Document Type: Article

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