Review Article
Year: 2015 | Month: August | Volume: 2 | Issue: 8 | Pages: 513-517
A Review on Advanced Membrane Separation Methods for Water Treatment
Sunil J. Kulkarni, Pallavi M. Kherde
Datta Meghe College of Engineering, Airoli, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Corresponding Author: Sunil J. Kulkarni
ABSTRACT
Membrane separation methods are becoming more and more important in the era of rapid industrialization. The industrialization in inevitable for meeting the demand of rapid urbanization and increased living standard. The undesirable side effect of this industrial growth is water pollution. Many industries discharge effluents with high pollutant loading. Membrane separation methods give the product with uniform quality. Reverse osmosis, ultrafiltration, microfiltration and nanofiltration are few important membrane separation methods. Many modifications in these processes are also tried by various investigators to overcome the disadvantages. The current review summarizes the research carried out for water treatment by membrane technology.
Key words: Reverse osmosis, chemical oxygen demand, biofilm, disposal, organic matter.