Removal of adsorbing estrogenic micropollutants by nanofiltration membranes. Part A-Experimental evidence

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 431, Issue , 2013, Pages 244-256

  Semião, Andrea J C ^a,b   Schäfer, Andrea I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Estrogens; Internal surface area; Material affinity; Pore radius

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE LAYER; ELECTROSTATIC REPULSION; ESTROGENS; FREUNDLICH; H-BONDING; INTERNAL SURFACE AREA; MEMBRANE CHARACTERISTICS; MEMBRANE MATERIAL; MEMBRANE PORES; MEMBRANE SURFACE; MICROPOLLUTANTS; MOLECULAR SIZE; NEUTRAL PH; NF MEMBRANES; POLYAMIDE ACTIVE LAYERS; PORE RADIUS; RETENTION MECHANISM; SIZE EXCLUSION; STERIC EXCLUSION;

ENDOCRINOLOGY; HORMONES; NANOFILTRATION MEMBRANES; POLYMERS; SURFACES;

ADSORPTION;

ESTRADIOL; ESTRONE; HORMONE; POLYAMIDE; POLYESTER; POLYSULFONE;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; HYDROGEN BOND; HYDROPHOBICITY; ISOTHERM; MEMBRANE COMPONENT; NANOFILTRATION; PH; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL;

EID: 84873709275     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2012.11.080     Document Type: Article

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