Applications of the MFI-UF to measure and predict particulate fouling in RO systems

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 220, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 97-116

  Boerlage, Siobhan F E ^a   Kennedy, Maria ^b   Aniye, Meseret Petros ^b   Schippers, Jan C ^b  

^a Burns and Roe Worley Pty Ltd   (Australia)

^b UNESCO IHE INSTITUTE FOR WATER EDUCATION   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

MFI UF; Modified Fouling Index; Particulate fouling prediction; Pretreatment efficiency; RO systems

Indexed keywords

COLLOIDS; LAKES; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SALINE WATER; ULTRAFILTRATION;

FOULING INDICES;

FOULING;

FILTER CAKE; FOULING; MEASUREMENT METHOD; MEMBRANE; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SEPARATION;

ARTICLE; COLLOID; FOULING CONTROL; MEMBRANE FILTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SEDIMENT; ULTRAFILTRATION;

EID: 0042626450     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0376-7388(03)00222-9     Document Type: Article

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