A more effective method for fouling characterization in a full-scale reverse osmosis process

Desalination

Volumn 177, Issue 1-3, 2005, Pages 95-107

  Tay, Kwee Guan ^a   Song, Lianfa ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Filtration coefficient; Fouling characterization; Mass transfer; Reverse osmosis; Thermodynamic equilibrium

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FOULING; MASS TRANSFER; OSMOSIS MEMBRANES; REVERSE OSMOSIS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; WATER FILTRATION;

FILTRATION COEFFICIENT; FOULING CHARACTERIZATION; THERMODYNAMIC EQUILIBRIUM;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

FILTRATION; FOULING; MASS TRANSFER; MEMBRANE; PERMEABILITY; PERMEATION; REVERSE OSMOSIS;

EID: 27644533580     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2004.11.017     Document Type: Article

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