Nonlinear behavior of permeate flux in full-scale reverse osmosis processes

Journal of Environmental Engineering

Volumn 131, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1481-1487

  Guan Tay, Kwee ^a   Song, Lianfa ^a   Ong, S L ^a   Ng, W J ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Laboratory tests; Osmosis; Wastewater management; Water treatment

Indexed keywords

MASS TRANSFER; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; OSMOSIS MEMBRANES; PRESSURE EFFECTS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

LABORATORY TESTS; PERMEATE FLUX; TRANSMEMBRANE PRESSURE; WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT;

REVERSE OSMOSIS;

PERMEATION; REVERSE OSMOSIS; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 27644579874     PISSN: 07339372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9372(2005)131:11(1481)     Document Type: Article

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