Hybrid coagulation-NF membrane processes for brackish water treatment: Effect of pH and salt/calcium concentration

Desalination

Volumn 390, Issue , 2016, Pages 25-32

  Ang, W L ^a   Mohammad, A W ^a   Benamor, A ^b   Hilal, N ^c  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b QATAR UNIVERSITY   (Qatar)

^c SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brackish water; Hybrid process; Membrane fouling; Nanofiltration; Water chemistry

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CHEMICAL WATER TREATMENT; COAGULATION; DESALINATION; FOULING; HYDROCHEMISTRY; IONS; MEMBRANE FOULING; MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY; MEMBRANES; NANOFILTRATION; SALTS; WATER FILTRATION; WATER TREATMENT;

BRACKISH WATER; CALCIUM CONCENTRATION; FOULING PROPENSITIES; HYBRID PROCESS; NEGATIVELY CHARGED MEMBRANES; PRETREATMENT PROCESS; TOTAL DISSOLVED SOLIDS; WATER CHEMISTRY;

NANOFILTRATION MEMBRANES;

BRACKISH WATER; CALCIUM; COAGULATION; FOULING; HYBRID; MEMBRANE; PH; SALT; WATER CHEMISTRY; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 84962910471     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2016.03.018     Document Type: Article

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