Fouling behavior of dissolved organic matter in nanofiltration membranes from a pilot-scale drinking water treatment plant: An autopsy study

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 295, Issue , 2016, Pages 268-277

  Chon, Kangmin ^a,b   Cho, Jaeweon ^c  

^a Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER)   (South Korea)

^b Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)   (South Korea)

^c Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Combined coagulation and microfiltration process; Dissolved organic matter; Drinking water treatment plant; Membrane autopsy; Nanofiltration

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CHEMICAL WATER TREATMENT; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); COAGULATION; CONTACT ANGLE; FOULING; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; MEMBRANES; MICROFILTRATION; NANOFILTRATION; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; POTABLE WATER; SURFACE WATERS; WATER; WATER FILTRATION; WATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS; ZETA POTENTIAL;

DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTERS; ELECTROSTATIC REPULSIVE FORCES; FOULING CHARACTERISTICS; HYDROPHOBIC AND HYDROPHILIC; HYDROPHOBIC FRACTIONS; MEMBRANE AUTOPSIES; NEGATIVELY CHARGED; SURFACE ZETA POTENTIAL;

NANOFILTRATION MEMBRANES;

EID: 84961828041     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2016.03.057     Document Type: Article

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