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Record Nr.

UNINA9910954062503321

Titolo

Microfiltration and ultrafiltration membranes for drinking water

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Denver, Colo., : American Water Works Association, c2005

ISBN

1-61300-017-0

1-61583-830-9

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (280 p.)

Collana

AWWA manual ; ; M53

Disciplina

628.1/64

628.1 s

Soggetti

Water - Purification - Membrane filtration - Evaluation

Ultrafiltration

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Science and technology."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Contents""; ""Figures""; ""Tables""; ""Foreword""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Water Quality""; ""3 Membrane Science and Theory""; ""4 System Concepts""; ""5 Microfiltration and Ultrafiltration Membrane Manufacturers""; ""6 Membrane Applications""; ""7 Pilot Testing of Membrane Systems""; ""8 Membrane System Design Concepts""; ""9 Operations""; ""10 Cost of Microfiltration and Ultrafiltration Membrane Systems""; ""11 Residuals and Their Management""; ""12 Future Trends in Low-Pressure Membrane Filtration""; ""Glossary""; ""Index""; ""AWWA Manuals""

Sommario/riassunto

This brand new manual provides thorough coverage of water membrane science, concepts, and theory. Chapters discuss membrane applications, testing of membrane systems, design concepts and operations, costs, residuals, plus the various manufactures. The final chapter covers future trends in low-pressure membranes followed by extensive tables and figures.