Impact of humic acid fouling on membrane performance and transport of pharmaceutically active compounds in forward osmosis

Water Research

Volumn 47, Issue 13, 2013, Pages 4567-4575

  Xie, Ming ^a   Nghiem, Long D ^a   Price, William E ^a   Elimelech, Menachem ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b Yale University   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcium; Forward osmosis; Fouling; Humic acid; Natural organic matter; Pharmaceutically active compounds (PhACs)

Indexed keywords

AMIDES; CALCIUM; FOULING; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; IONIC STRENGTH; MEMBRANES; MOLECULES; ORGANIC ACIDS; OSMOSIS; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SURFACE DIFFUSION;

FORWARD OSMOSIS; HUMIC ACID; MEMBRANE PERFORMANCE; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; NATURAL ORGANIC MATTERS; PERMEATION OF WATERS; PHARMACEUTICALLY ACTIVE COMPOUNDS; PHYSICAL CLEANINGS;

PERMEATION;

CALCIUM ION; CARBAMAZEPINE; HUMIC ACID; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE;

BIOFOULING; CALCIUM; DRUG; HUMIC ACID; MEMBRANE; ORGANIC MATTER; OSMOSIS; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PERMEABILITY; SALT;

ARTICLE; BIOFOULING; COMPLEX FORMATION; FORWARD OSMOSIS; IONIC STRENGTH; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; OSMOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WATER PERMEABILITY;

EID: 84879009468     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2013.05.013     Document Type: Article

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