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Natural Organic Matter Removal from Drinking Water by Membrane Technology

Sari Metsämuuronen Laboratory of Applied Environmental Chemistry, Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Mikkeli, Finland; Laboratory of Chemistry, Faculty of Technology, Lappeenranta University of Technology, Lappeenranta, FinlandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Mika Sillanpää Laboratory of Applied Environmental Chemistry, Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Mikkeli, Finland; Laboratory of Green Chemistry, Faculty of Technology, Lappeenranta University of Technology, Mikkeli, Finland
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Amit Bhatnagar The School of Natural Sciences, Linnaeus University, Kalmar, Sweden
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Mika Mänttäri Laboratory of Membrane Technology and Technical Polymer Chemistry, Faculty of Technology, Lappeenranta University of Technology, Lappeenranta, Finland
Pages 1-61 | Received 18 Oct 2011, Accepted 06 Jul 2012, Published online: 26 Jun 2013
 
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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 completely remove from drinking water by any single technique. The current article reviews the NOM removal by micro-, ultra- and nanofiltration and by hybrid processes combining membrane techniques with other unit processes: coagulation, adsorption, and oxidation, and by membrane bioreactors.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

The authors thank EU, City of Mikkeli and Academy of Finland (decision number 218185) for financial support and Dr. Anu Matilainen for useful comments on the manuscript.

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