Abstract

Aquatic natural organic matter (NOM) is a heterogeneous mixture of biopolymers and their degradation products that cause harmful by-products during drinking water production. The great variability in NOM composition makes it difficult to remove from drinking water completely by conventional coagulation or by any single technique. This chapter reviews NOM removal by membranes—namely, micro-, ultra-, and nano-filtration, and also reverse osmosis.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationNatural Organic Matter in Water
Subtitle of host publicationCharacterization, Treatment Methods, and Climate Change Impact, Second Edition
PublisherElsevier
Pages151-193
Number of pages43
ISBN (Electronic)9780128242742
ISBN (Print)9780128242759
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2022

Keywords

  • Fouling
  • Membrane technology
  • Microfiltration
  • Nanofiltration
  • Natural organic matter (NOM)
  • Reverse osmosis
  • Ultrafiltration
  • Water treatment

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Engineering
  • General Environmental Science

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