Fluoride and Arsenic Removal by Nanofiltration Technology from Groundwater in Rural Areas of China: Performances with Membrane Optimization

Separation Science and Technology (Philadelphia)

Volumn 49, Issue 17, 2014, Pages 2642-2649

  Xi, Beidou ^a   Wang, Xiaowei ^a   Liu, Wenjun ^b   Xia, Xunfeng ^a   Li, Desheng ^c   He, Liansheng ^a   Wang, Hongmei ^a   Sun, Wenjun ^d   Yang, Tianxue ^a   Tao, Wei ^c  

^a CHINESE RESEARCH ACADEMY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^b TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c BEIJING JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

arsenic; fluoride; membrane fouling; membrane optimization; nanofiltration

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; ARSENIC; FLUORINE COMPOUNDS; GROUNDWATER; MEMBRANE FOULING; NANOFILTRATION; NANOFILTRATION MEMBRANES; POLLUTION CONTROL; REYNOLDS NUMBER; RURAL AREAS;

CONTRAST EXPERIMENT; CONTROLLING OPERATIONS; ELECTRICAL CHARGES; FLUORIDE; ISO-ELECTRIC POINTS; LINEAR ARRANGEMENTS; OPTIMAL ARRANGEMENT; THREE-STAGE SYSTEM;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

EID: 84910001956     PISSN: 01496395     EISSN: 15205754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01496395.2014.939761     Document Type: Article

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