Rejection and fate of trace organic compounds (TrOCs) during membrane distillation

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 453, Issue , 2014, Pages 636-642

  Wijekoon, Kaushalya C ^a   Hai, Faisal I ^a   Kang, Jinguo ^a   Price, William E ^a   Cath, Tzahi Y ^b   Nghiem, Long D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

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

Author keywords

Direct contact membrane distillation (DCMD); Fate and transport; Hydrophobicity hydrophilicity; Trace organic compounds (TrOCs); Volatility

Indexed keywords

DIRECT CONTACT MEMBRANE DISTILLATION; FATE AND TRANSPORT; MUNICIPAL WASTEWATERS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; THERMOPHILIC MEMBRANE; TRACE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; VOLATILITY; WATER AND WASTEWATER TREATMENTS;

HYDROPHOBICITY; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

4 TERT BUTYLPHENOL; 4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; AMETRYN; AMITRIPTYLINE; ATRAZINE; BENZOPHENONE; CARBAMAZEPINE; DICLOFENAC; ENTEROLACTONE; ESTRIOL; ESTRONE; FENOPROP; FORMONONETIN; IBUPROFEN; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL; KETOPROFEN; METRONIDAZOLE; NAPROXEN; OCTOCRYLENE; ORGANIC COMPOUND; OXYBENZONE; PENTACHLOROPHENOL; PESTICIDE; PHYTOESTROGEN; PRIMIDONE; PROPOXUR; STEROID HORMONE; SULISOBENZONE; TRACE ORGANIC COMPOUND; TRICLOSAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CONDUCTANCE; DISTILLATION; EVAPORATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; MEMBRANE DISTILLATION; MEMBRANE REACTOR; PH; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER RECYCLING; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 84892682129     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2013.12.002     Document Type: Article

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