Performance of nanofiltration membrane in rejecting trace organic compounds: Experiment and model prediction

All the studied 40 TOrCs other than acyclovir, caffeine, carbamazepine, chloramphenicol, metronidazole, nandrolone, oxytetracycline, sodium nifurstyrenate and trenbolone were effectively rejected by the Desal HL membrane. The DSPM&DE model over-predicted the rejection ratios for most TOrCs, except for acyclovir, caffeine and ranitidine which have low molecular weight and hydrophobicity.