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2002

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Abstract

The objectives of this work are; 1) to determine the diffuison coefficients of NOM by diffusivimetry. 2) to compare the results with diffusion coefficients determined by two other methods (fluorescence correlation spectroscopy (FCS) and dynamic adsorption experiments (DAM). 3) to compare molecular weights derived from the diffusion coefficients to molecular weights determined by three different ultra filtration experiments and High Perfomance Size Exclusion Chromatography (HPSEC). The diffusion coefficients determined in this work (stirred diffusion cell) are about 70% higher than determined by DAM, and agree well with diffusion coefficients determined by FCS. Molecular weights determined by HPSEC are of the same magnitude as molecular weights derived from diffusion coefficients. Molecular weights determined by ultra filtration vary considerably depending on the choice of membrane types. Membranes made of cellulose acetate generate results similar to results derived from diffusion coefficients. Membranes made of regenerated cellulose and polyether sulfone appear to retain too much NOM, resulting in artificially high molecular weights.