Control of calcium sulfate (gypsum) scale in nanofiltration of saline agricultural drainage water

Environmental Engineering Science

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 387-397

  Le Gouelleec, Yann A ^a   Elimelech, Menachem ^b  

^a Environmental Engineering and Technology   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agricultural drainage water; Antiscalant; Calcium sulfate; Gypsum, nanofiltration; Scale control; Scaling

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLIZATION; DRAINAGE; ELECTROLYTES; GYPSUM; NANOFILTRATION; SALINE WATER;

NORMALIZED CONCENTRATION FACTORS;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

CALCIUM ION; CALCIUM SULFATE; CHLORIDE ION; LAKE WATER; MAGNESIUM ION; POLYACRYLIC ACID; SODIUM ION; SULFATE;

AGRICULTURAL APPLICATION; GYPSUM; NANOFILTRATION; SCALING; WASTEWATER;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CRYSTAL; CRYSTALLIZATION; FILM; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); KINETICS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NANOFILTRATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 0036865743     PISSN: 10928758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/109287502320963382     Document Type: Article

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