Impact of natural water colloids and cations on the rejection of pharmaceutically active and endocrine disrupting compounds by nanofiltration

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 450, Issue , 2014, Pages 272-281

  Sadmani, A H M Anwar ^a   Andrews, Robert C ^a   Bagley, David M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Cations; Colloidal particles; Endocrine disrupting compounds; Nanofiltration; Pharmaceutically active compounds

Indexed keywords

COLLOIDAL PARTICLE; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTERS; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTING COMPOUND; HYDROPHOBIC INTERACTIONS; NATURALLY OCCURRING; ORGANIC MICRO-POLLUTANTS; PHARMACEUTICALLY ACTIVE COMPOUNDS; SUSPENDED PARTICLES;

FLUIDIZATION; NANOFILTRATION; POSITIVE IONS; SURFACE WATERS;

COLLOIDS;

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; CARBAMAZEPINE; CATION; DICLOFENAC; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; GEMFIBROZIL; KETOPROFEN; NAPROXEN; PARACETAMOL; PENTOXIFYLLINE; SULFACHLORPYRIDAZINE; SULFAMETHIZOLE; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; SURFACE WATER; WATER;

ARTICLE; COLLOID; ION EXCHANGE; NANOFILTRATION; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATIC ELECTRICITY; SURFACE PROPERTY;

EID: 84884928248     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2013.09.017     Document Type: Article

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