Boron as a surrogate for N -nitrosodimethylamine rejection by reverse osmosis membranes in potable water reuse applications

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 6425-6430

  Tu, Kha L ^a   Fujioka, Takahiro ^a   Khan, Stuart J ^b   Poussade, Yvan ^c   Roux, Annalie ^d   Drewes, Jörg E ^b,e   Chivas, Allan R ^a   Nghiem, Long D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c Veolia Water Australia   (Australia)

^d Seqwater   (Australia)

^e Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; LINEAR CORRELATION; MOLECULAR DIMENSIONS; N-NITROSODIMETHYLAMINE; NITROSODIMETHYLAMINE; POTABLE WATER REUSE; STERIC HINDRANCES; TREATED EFFLUENT;

BORIC ACID; BORIDE COATINGS; EFFLUENTS; REVERSE OSMOSIS; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER SUPPLY;

BORON;

BORIC ACID; BORON; DIMETHYLNITROSAMINE;

ACIDITY; BORON; CORRELATION; EFFLUENT; LINEAR PROGRAMING; MEMBRANE; OSMOSIS; PERMEABILITY; PH; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WATER TREATMENT; WATER USE;

ARTICLE; EFFLUENT; FILTRATION; PH; REVERSE OSMOSIS; STEREOSPECIFICITY; TEMPERATURE; WASTE WATER RECYCLING;

BORON; DIMETHYLNITROSAMINE; OSMOSIS; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84879243794     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es400732x     Document Type: Article

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