UV-photografting modification of NF membrane surface for NOM wfouling reduction

Desalination and Water Treatment

Volumn 51, Issue 25-27, 2013, Pages 4855-4861

  Abu Seman, M N ^a   Hilal, Nidal ^b   Khayet, M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA PAHANG   (Malaysia)

^b SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Fouling; Nanofiltration; Pore model; UV photografting

Indexed keywords

FILTRATION; FOULING; HUMIC ACID; MEMBRANE; ORGANIC MATTER; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; POROSITY; REDUCTION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 84880939475     PISSN: 19443994     EISSN: 19443986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19443994.2013.774113     Document Type: Article

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