Open AccessThe Effect of Adjacent Layers Such as Biofilms on Mass Transport Through Nanofiltration Membranes
Author(s) -
Bothe D.,
Jakobs D.,
Warnecke H.J.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
engineering in life sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.547
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1618-2863
pISSN - 1618-0240
DOI - 10.1002/1618-2863(20021008)2:10<295::aid-elsc295>3.0.co;2-2
Subject(s) - nanofiltration , membrane , ultrafiltration (renal) , reverse osmosis , aqueous solution , chemistry , chemical engineering , chromatography , ion , materials science , engineering , biochemistry , organic chemistry
The membrane process of nanofiltration lies between ultrafiltration and reverse osmosis. The characteristic feature of nanofiltration membranes is their ability to separate multivalent ions from monovalent ions in aqueous solutions. In this paper an alternative method to this approach is presented.