Ultrasonic time-domain reflectometry as a non-destructive instrumental visualization technique to monitor inorganic fouling and cleaning on reverse osmosis membranes

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 207, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 105-117

  Sanderson, R ^a   Li, Jianxin ^a   Koen, L J ^a,b   Lorenzen, L ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b Synexus Ltd   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Inorganic fouling; Membrane cleaning; Non destructive visualization; Reverse osmosis; Ultrasonic time domain reflectometry

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; FOULING; REFLECTOMETERS; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS; ULTRASONIC REFLECTION;

FOULING LAYER FORMATION;

OSMOSIS MEMBRANES;

CALCIUM CARBONATE;

CLEANING; FOULING; MEMBRANE; MONITORING; NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING; REFLECTOMETRY; REVERSE OSMOSIS; ULTRASONIC TECHNIQUE;

ARTICLE; CLEANING; DEVICE; FOULING CONTROL; INDUSTRY; INSTRUMENTATION; LIQUID MEMBRANE; MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLECTOMETRY; RELIABILITY; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; TECHNIQUE; TIME; ULTRASOUND; VELOCITY; VISIBILITY;

EID: 0036722528     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0376-7388(02)00122-9     Document Type: Article

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