Characterisation of organic matter in IX and PACl treated wastewater in relation to the fouling of a hydrophobic polypropylene membrane

Water Research

Volumn 46, Issue 16, 2012, Pages 5151-5164

  Myat, Darli T ^a   Mergen, Max ^b   Zhao, Oliver ^b   Stewart, Matthew B ^a   Orbell, John D ^a   Gray, Stephen ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Orica Watercare   (Australia)

Author keywords

Effluent organic matter; Ion exchange; Liquid chromatography; Microfiltration; Organic fouling; Polyaluminium chlorohydrate

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; BIOMOLECULES; EFFLUENTS; EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; FLUORESCENCE; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; MICROFILTRATION; ORGANIC CARBON; POLYPROPYLENES; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER FILTRATION;

CAKE FILTRATION; EFFLUENT ORGANIC MATTER; FOULING RATE; HYDROPHOBICS; ORGANIC FOULING; ORGANICS; PHOTODIODE ARRAYS; POLYALUMINUM CHLOROHYDRATE; POLYPROPYLENE MEMBRANE; TREATED WASTEWATER;

ION EXCHANGE;

BIOPOLYMER; CARBOXYLIC ACID; CHLORAL HYDRATE; FULVIC ACID; HUMIC ACID; ORGANIC MATTER; POLYALUMINIUM CHLOROHYDRATE; POLYPROPYLENE; TRYPTOPHAN DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADHESION; ALUMINUM COMPOUND; AMINO ACID; COAGULATION; FILTRATION; FOULING; HYDROPHOBICITY; ION EXCHANGE; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MEMBRANE; ORGANIC MATTER; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; POLYMER; PORE SPACE; PROTEIN; WASTEWATER;

ADHESION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; BIOFOULING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FILTRATION; FLAME PHOTOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; ION EXCHANGE; MICROFILTRATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

EID: 84865990862     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2012.06.054     Document Type: Article

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