Characterisation of nanofiltration membranes for predictive purposes—use of salts, uncharged solutes and atomic force microscopy

WR Bowen, AW Mohammad, N Hilal - Journal of membrane science, 1997 - Elsevier
An asymmetric nanofiltration membrane (Hoechst, PES5) has been characterised by three
different techniques: modelling of the rejection of simple salts, modelling of the rejection of …

Production and purification of glutamic acid: A critical review towards process intensification

R Kumar, D Vikramachakravarthi, P Pal - Chemical Engineering and …, 2014 - Elsevier
Amidst growing environmental awareness and stringent discharge regulations, chemical
and allied process industries are now desperately seeking replacement of the conventional …

The electrostatic and steric-hindrance model for the transport of charged solutes through nanofiltration membranes

XL Wang, T Tsuru, S Nakao, S Kimura - Journal of membrane science, 1997 - Elsevier
Nanofiltration (NF) membranes possess the intermediate molecular weight cut-off between
reverse osmosis membranes and ultrafiltration membranes, and also have rejection to …

Nanofiltration and reverse osmosis membranes: theory and application in separation of electrolytes

A Bhattacharya, P Ghosh - Reviews in chemical engineering, 2004 - degruyter.com
Membranes are widely used for separation of ions from a mixture in aqueous solution. Major
applications include removal of sulfate from seawater, removal of salt from cheese whey …

The role of membrane charge on nanofiltration performance

MR Teixeira, MJ Rosa, M Nyström - Journal of Membrane Science, 2005 - Elsevier
The zeta potential along the surface and through the pores of a commercial nanofiltration
membrane was studied with several electrolyte solutions (including monovalent and divalent …

COVID-19. Pandemic surgery guidance

BLDM Brücher, G Nigri, A Tinelli, J Florencio… - 4 OPEN, 2020 - iris.uniroma1.it
Based on high quality surgery and scientific data, scientists and surgeons are committed to
protecting patients as well as healthcare staff and hereby provide this Guidance to address …

Mechanisms for the selective rejection of solutes in nanofiltration membranes

PY Pontalier, A Ismail, M Ghoul - Separation and purification technology, 1997 - Elsevier
Two tight nanofiltration membranes of 100 and 400 Da were tested at different operating
conditions. The results show that the selective properties of nanofiltration membranes come …

Concentration polarization in ultrafiltration/nanofiltration for the recovery of polyphenols from winery wastewaters

A Giacobbo, A Moura Bernardes, MJ Filipe Rosa… - Membranes, 2018 - mdpi.com
Concentration polarization is intrinsically associated with the selective character of
membranes and often means flux decline and which causes a subsequent decrease of …

An ATR-FTIR study of water in cellulose acetate membranes prepared by phase inversion

D Murphy, MN de Pinho - Journal of Membrane Science, 1995 - Elsevier
The state of water in the active layer of a series of cellulose acetate asymmetric membranes,
prepared by the phase inversion process, was investigated using attenuated total reflection …

Separation of organic pollutants by reverse osmosis and nanofiltration membranes: mathematical models and experimental verification

ME Williams, JA Hestekin, CN Smothers… - Industrial & …, 1999 - ACS Publications
Predictive reverse osmosis (RO) models have been well-developed for many systems.
However, the applications to dilute organic− water systems require the modification of …