Ultrafiltration membranes for drinking-water production from low-quality surface water: A case study in Spain

Membrane Water Treatment

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 77-94

  Rojas Serrano, Fátima ^a   Álvarez Arroyo, Rocío ^a   Pérez, Jorge I ^a   Plaza, Fidel ^b   Garralón, Gloria ^b   Gómez, Miguel A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b Department of Research and Development CADAGUA SA ^*  (Spain)

Author keywords

Economical feasibility; Fouling; Natural organic matter; Transmembrane pressure; Ultrafiltration

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CARBON; CHEMICAL CLEANING; CLEANING; ENERGY UTILIZATION; FLOW RATE; FOULING; ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PILOT PLANTS; POTABLE WATER; RECOVERY; SURFACE WATERS; ULTRAFILTRATION; WATER; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; DRINKING WATER PRODUCTION; ECONOMICAL FEASIBILITY; IRREVERSIBLE FOULING; MEMBRANE PERFORMANCE; NATURAL ORGANIC MATTERS; TRANSMEMBRANE PRESSURES; ULTRA-FILTRATION MEMBRANES;

EFFLUENTS;

EID: 84931365969     PISSN: 20058624     EISSN: 20927037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12989/mwt.2015.6.1.077     Document Type: Article

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