Fouling-resistant membranes for water reuse

Environmental Chemistry Letters

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2018, Pages 715-763

  Rezakazemi, Mashallah ^a   Dashti, Amir ^b   Riasat Harami, Hossein ^b   Hajilari, Nasibeh ^c   Inamuddin, ^d  

^a SHAHROOD UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KASHAN   (Iran)

^c GOLESTAN UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^d ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Energy efficient; Fouling resistant; Membrane; Sustainable energy; Water treatment

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; DESALINATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; MEMBRANE FOULING; SALINE WATER; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER POLLUTION;

ANTIFOULING PROPERTY; ENERGY EFFICIENT; FOULANTS; FOULING RESISTANT; FRESH WATER; MEMBRANE-BASED; RECENT RESEARCHES; SUSTAINABLE ENERGY; WATER AND WASTEWATER; WATER REUSE;

WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 85042236811     PISSN: 16103653     EISSN: 16103661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10311-018-0717-8     Document Type: Review

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