Rejection of trace organic compounds by forward osmosis membranes: A literature review

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 48, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 3612-3624

  Coday, Bryan D ^a   Yaffe, Bethany G M ^a   Xu, Pei ^b   Cath, Tzahi Y ^a  

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

^b NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BYPRODUCTS; MEMBRANE FOULING; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WATER CONSERVATION;

CONVENTIONAL WATER TREATMENT; DISINFECTION BY-PRODUCT; EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS; FORWARD OSMOSIS MEMBRANES; MEMBRANE CHARACTERISTICS; PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS; TRACE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; TREATMENT TECHNOLOGIES;

WATER RESOURCES;

AMITRIPTYLINE; ANDROSTENEDIONE; ANDROSTERONE; ATENOLOL; ATRAZINE; BEZAFIBRATE; CARBAMAZEPINE; CLOFIBRIC ACID; CLOZAPINE; DICLOFENAC; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; DRINKING WATER; FENOPROFEN; GEMFIBROZIL; HYDROXYBIPHENYL; HYDROXYZINE; IBUPROFEN; KETOPROFEN; MEPROBAMATE; METFORMIN; METOPROLOL; NAPROXEN; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PENTACHLOROPHENOL; PROPRANOLOL; SALICYLIC ACID; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; TRIAMTERENE; TRIMETHOPRIM; WATER;

DISINFECTION; DRINKING WATER; DRUG; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; LITERATURE REVIEW; MEMBRANE; ORGANIC COMPOUND; OSMOSIS; RECYCLING; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WATER DEMAND; WATER RESOURCE;

ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; BIOFOULING; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); FORWARD OSMOSIS; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); OSMOSIS; REVERSE OSMOSIS; REVIEW; TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SUPPLY;

MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; OSMOSIS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 84897545706     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es4038676     Document Type: Review

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