Production and characterisation of UF membranes by chemical conversion of used RO membranes

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 447, Issue , 2013, Pages 203-211

  Lawler, Will ^a   Antony, Alice ^a   Cran, Marlene ^b   Duke, Mikel ^b   Leslie, Greg ^a   Le Clech, Pierre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Conversion; Membrane; Reuse; Reverse osmosis; Storage

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL CONVERSIONS; CONVERSION METHODS; CONVERSION PROCESS; FOULING PROPENSITIES; REUSE; SODIUM HYPOCHLORITES; STORAGE CONDITION; WATER AND WASTEWATER;

ENERGY STORAGE; PROTEINS; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SHIP CONVERSION; VIRUSES; WASTEWATER DISPOSAL;

MEMBRANES;

HYPOCHLORITE SODIUM; POLYAMIDE; POLYSULFONE;

ARTICLE; BIOFOULING; HUMIC SUBSTANCE; MEMBRANE BIOLOGY; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE OSMOSIS; STORAGE; VIRUS PARTICLE; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL;

EID: 84881516110     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2013.07.015     Document Type: Article

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