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The pressure driven membrane process has been a breakthrough in the removal of pollutants from drinking water. These experiments examined the removal of chlorophenol compounds from water using low pressure membranes. The removal performance of the membranes was based primarily on size exclusion. Apart from size exclusion, the polarity and pKa of the compounds also influences the membrane performance. The molecular size and dipole moments of the respective molecules were calculated using a quantum chemical method. The rejection of pollutants also followed the same trend as salt rejection by the membranes.
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Yogesh, Popat, K.M., Ganguly, B. et al. Studies on the separation performances of chlorophenol compounds from water by thin film composite membranes. Macromol. Res. 16, 590–595 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03218565
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