The EDC rejection of
uncharged or neutral compounds in NF was
found to increase with an increase in molar mass.
This implies that uncharged compounds with a
molecular size larger than the pore size of the
membrane will be well rejected due to this
sieving effect of the polymer matrix [78].
Concerning the size exclusion removal
mechanism, according to Nghiem et al. [41], the
membrane pore size affects the retention of
estrogenic compounds where retention by porous
membrane decreases with adsorption. Additionally