TY - BOOK AU - Quintanilla,Victor Augusto Yangali TI - Rejection of emerging organic contaminants by nanofiltration and reverse osmosis membranes: effects of fouling, modelling and water reuse SN - 9780203093368 (ebook : PDF) PY - 2010/// CY - Leiden, The Netherlands PB - CRC Press/Balkema KW - Water reuse KW - Water KW - Purification KW - Reverse osmosis KW - Electronic books KW - lcsh N1 - "Dissertation submitted in fulfilment of the requirements of the Board for Doctorates of Delft University of Technology and of the Academic Board of the UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education for the Degree of Doctor to be defended in public on Tuesday, 9 February 2010, at 12:30 hours in Delft, The Netherlands."; Dissertation (Ph. D.)--Delft University of Technology, 2010; Includes bibliographical references (p. 157-171); Introduction -- Theoretical background -- Removal of PhACs and EDCs by clean NF membranes and NF membranes fouled with sodium alginate -- Effects of NOM and surrogate foulants on the removal of emerging organic contaminants (PhACs, PCPs, EDCs) with NF membranes -- A quantitative structure-activity relationship (QSAR) approach for modelling and prediction of rejections of organic solutes by NF membranes -- Data-driven modelling applying QSAR and ANN to predict rejection of neutral organic compounds by NF and RO membranes -- Implementation of NF as a robust barrier for organic contaminants during water reuse applications -- Recommendations; Also available in print edition UR - http://marc.crcnetbase.com/isbn/9780203093368 ER -