Organic compounds

The importance of wastewater treatment in the food industry is growing nowadays, because of the rising cost of water and because of environmental pollution. The aim of this study was to decrease the chemical oxygen demand (COD) of two different wastewaters originated from the food industry. If the t

One of the major drawbacks for the introduction of membrane technology is the possible occurrence of fouling. Especially in newer processes such as nanofiltration, understanding of the mechanisms of flux decline and fouling is limited. Water fluxes obtained with nanofiltration of pure water are usua