Nanofiltration hollow fiber development for water softening

• Main Author: Goh, Sin Tee.
• Other Authors: Wang Rong
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/51011
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Polyvalent cations, probably Mg2+ and Ca2+ are the main predominant contributors in hard water. They build up on contact surfaces, damage water heaters and causing high soap consumption which is bad in economic sense. Nanofiltration (NF) is a relatively new development in membrane technology...