Selective removal of arsenic and monovalent ions from brackish water reverse osmosis concentrate

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 260, Issue , 2013, Pages 885-891

  Xu, Pei ^a,b,c   Capito, Marissa ^a,c   Cath, Tzahi Y ^a,c  

^a NSF Engineering Research Center ReNUWIt   (United States)

^b New Mexico State University   (United States)

^c Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Arsenic removal; Beneficial use; Concentrate treatment; Desalination; Electrodialysis

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC REMOVAL; BENEFICIAL USE; BRACKISH WATER REVERSE OSMOSIS; CATION EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; CONCENTRATE TREATMENT; DESALINATION TECHNOLOGIES; DRINKING WATER STANDARDS; LIMITING CURRENT DENSITY;

ARSENIC; CHEMICAL WATER TREATMENT; CHLORINATION; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; COAGULATION; CURRENT DENSITY; DESALINATION; ELECTRODIALYSIS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; GROUNDWATER; ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; PERMSELECTIVE MEMBRANES; POLLUTION CONTROL; POSITIVE IONS; REVERSE OSMOSIS; WATER FILTRATION; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

ARSENIC; FERRIC OXIDE; GROUND WATER; HYDROXIDE;

ADSORPTION; ARSENIC; BRACKISH WATER; DESALINATION; ION; OSMOSIS; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SULFATE; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ARTICLE; ELECTRODIALYSIS; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); REVERSE OSMOSIS; SLUDGE; SLUDGE DISPOSAL;

ARSENIC REMOVAL; BENEFICIAL USE; CONCENTRATE TREATMENT; DESALINATION; ELECTRODIALYSIS;

ADSORPTION; ANIONS; ARSENIC; CHLORIDES; DRINKING WATER; FERRIC COMPOUNDS; FILTRATION; HYDROXIDES; IONS; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; OSMOSIS; SEWAGE; WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84880942973     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2013.06.038     Document Type: Article

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