Sorption of phenolic compounds on NF/RO membrane surfaces: Influence on membrane performance

Desalination

Volumn 309, Issue , 2013, Pages 64-73

  Sotto, Arcadio ^a   Arsuaga, Jesús M ^a   Van der Bruggen, Bart ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Adsorption isotherm; Adsorption kinetics; Hydrophobic interaction; Membrane fouling; Polyamide membrane

Indexed keywords

2-CHLOROPHENOLS; 2-NITROPHENOL; ADSORPTION CAPACITIES; ADSORPTION KINETICS; BEST FIT; DRIVING FORCES; FLUX DECLINE; FREUNDLICH; GRAPHICAL CORRELATION; HYDROPHOBIC INTERACTIONS; LANGMUIR MODELS; MEMBRANE PERFORMANCE; MEMBRANE SURFACE; NF MEMBRANES; ORGANIC DEPOSITION; PHENOLIC COMPOUNDS; POLYAMIDE MEMBRANES; PSEUDO SECOND ORDER KINETICS; RATE OF ADSORPTION; RO MEMBRANE; SOLUTE CONCENTRATIONS; SOLUTE REJECTION; THIN FILM COMPOSITES;

ADSORPTION; ADSORPTION ISOTHERMS; HYDROPHOBICITY; KINETICS; MEMBRANE FOULING; MONOLAYERS; NANOFILTRATION; PHENOLS; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SURFACE DIFFUSION;

MEMBRANES;

ADSORPTION; COMPOSITE; FILM; FILTRATION; FOULING; MEMBRANE; OSMOSIS; PHENOLIC COMPOUND; POLYMER; REACTION KINETICS; CORRELATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; ISOTHERM; SORPTION;

EID: 84870875616     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2012.09.023     Document Type: Article

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