Rejection of trace organic chemicals by a hollow fibre cellulose triacetate reverse osmosis membrane

Desalination

Volumn 368, Issue , 2015, Pages 69-75

  Fujioka, Takahiro ^a   Khan, Stuart J ^b   McDonald, James A ^b   Nghiem, Long D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cellulose triacetate membrane; N nitrosamines; Potable water reuse; Reverse osmosis; Trace organic chemicals

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE; CHEMICALS; HYDROPHOBICITY; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS; MEMBRANES; NITROSAMINES; POTABLE WATER; REVERSE OSMOSIS; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WATER CONSERVATION;

CELLULOSE TRIACETATE; HYDROPHOBIC INTERACTIONS; MOLECULAR SIZE; N-NITROSAMINES; NEGATIVELY CHARGED; POTABLE WATER REUSE; PROJECTION AREA; TRACE ORGANIC CHEMICALS;

ORGANIC CHEMICALS;

ACETATE; CELLULOSE; CHEMICAL COMPOUND; DRINKING WATER; MEMBRANE; ORGANIC COMPOUND; REVERSE OSMOSIS;

CELLULOSE TRIACETATE; DRINKING WATER; ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE; HOLLOW SYNTHETIC FIBERS; REVERSE OSMOSIS; TRACE ELEMENTS;

EID: 84992035451     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2014.06.011     Document Type: Article

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