Nanofiltration and granular activated carbon treatment of perfluoroalkyl acids

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 260, Issue , 2013, Pages 740-746

  Appleman, Timothy D ^a   Dickenson, Eric R V ^a,b   Bellona, Christopher ^c   Higgins, Christopher P ^a  

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

^b SOUTHERN NEVADA WATER AUTHORITY   (United States)

^c Clarkson University   (United States)

Author keywords

Granular activated carbon adsorption; Nanofiltration; Perfluoroalkyl acids

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL GROUNDWATER; CONSTANT PERMEATE FLUX; CONTAMINATED DRINKING WATER; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTERS; GRANULAR ACTIVATED CARBONS; PERFLUOROALKYL ACIDS; PERMEATE FLUX; TOXICOLOGICAL EFFECTS;

ADSORPTION; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CHEMICAL RESISTANCE; DEIONIZED WATER; GRANULAR MATERIALS; GROUNDWATER; MEMBRANE FOULING; NANOFILTRATION;

WATER FILTRATION;

ACTIVATED CARBON; CARBON; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; HALOACID; HUMIC ACID; PERFLUOROALKYL ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; DRINKING WATER; FILTRATION; HUMIC ACID; MEMBRANE; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PERSISTENCE; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; TOXICOLOGY;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; NANOFILTRATION; QUALITY CONTROL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

GRANULAR ACTIVATED CARBON ADSORPTION; NANOFILTRATION; PERFLUOROALKYL ACIDS;

ACIDS; ADSORPTION; ALKANESULFONIC ACIDS; CAPRYLATES; CARBON; CHARCOAL; FILTRATION; FLUOROCARBONS; KINETICS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84880124544     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2013.06.033     Document Type: Article

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