Natural organic matter removal from drinking water by membrane technology

Separation and Purification Reviews

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-61

  Metsämuuronen, Sari ^a,b   Sillanpää, Mika ^a,b   Bhatnagar, Amit ^c   Mänttäri, Mika ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b LAPPEENRANTA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^c LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Drinking water; Hybrid process; Membrane technology; Natural organic matter; NOM

Indexed keywords

DEGRADATION PRODUCTS; DRINKING WATER PRODUCTION; HETEROGENEOUS MIXTURES; HYBRID PROCESS; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; NATURAL ORGANIC MATTER REMOVALS; NATURAL ORGANIC MATTERS; NOM;

BIOPOLYMERS; DEGRADATION; POTABLE WATER;

MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 84880201283     PISSN: 15422119     EISSN: 15422127     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15422119.2012.712080     Document Type: Article

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