dc.contributor.author | Davey, J. | |
dc.contributor.author | Schäfer, Andrea | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2010-11-15T15:15:55Z | |
dc.date.available | 2010-11-15T15:15:55Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2009 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Davey, J. ; Schäfer, A.I. ; (2009) Ultrafiltration to supply safe drinking water in developing countries: A review of opportunities, in: AppropriateTechnologies for Environmental Protection in the Developing World, Yanful, E. (Ed), Springer Science + Business Media, Chapter 16, 151-168. | en |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1842/4276 | |
dc.description.abstract | One of humanities biggest problems at present are millions of preventable deaths in developing
countries. Most of those deaths are caused by microoganisms, often from sewage contaminated
drinking water. Hence, technology to remove such contaminants is a first step to solving the
problem. One such technology is ultrafiltration (UF). UF is a membrane filtration process in
which water is pushed through a physical filter with a transmembrane pressure supplied by a
pump or gravity. The pore size of such membranes is such that bacteria and most viruses can be
effectively retained. As a consequence, this process has the ability to disinfect water physically
and hence prevent water related disease and death from microorganisms. In this paper the
performance of existing UF membranes and systems will be reviewed in terms of pathogen
removal, water productivity (system capacity and flux), specific energy consumption per volume
of water produced, which affect cost. Specific needs of systems to be installed and operated in
developing countries as well as opportunities for the global community will be outlined. | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.publisher | Springer | en |
dc.subject | Ultrafiltration | en |
dc.title | Ultrafiltration to supply safe drinking water in developing countries: A review of opportunities | en |
dc.type | Book Chapter | en |