Membrane Technology for Water: Microfiltration, Ultrafiltration, Nanofiltration, and Reverse Osmosis

Treatise on Water Science

Volumn 4, Issue , 2011, Pages 301-335

  Fane, A G ^a   Tang, C Y ^a   Wang, R ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Desalination; Membrane bioreactor; Membrane module; Membrane preparation; Membranes; Microfiltration; Nanofiltration; Reverse osmosis; Ultrafiltration; Water reclamation; Water treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879355867     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-444-53199-5.00091-9     Document Type: Chapter

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