Interpretation of calcium sulfate deposition on reverse osmosis membranes using ultrasonic measurements and a simplified model

Desalination

Volumn 186, Issue 1-3, 2005, Pages 227-241

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

^a TIANJIN POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Calcium sulfate; Membrane fouling; Reverse osmosis; Ultrasonic reflection modeling; Ultrasonic time domain reflectometry

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; DESALINATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MORPHOLOGY; OSMOSIS MEMBRANES; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASONIC MEASUREMENT;

CALCIUM SULFATE DEPOSITION; MEMBRANE FOULING; ULTRASONIC REFLECTION MODELING; ULTRASONIC TIME-DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRY;

DEPOSITION;

MEASUREMENT METHOD; MEMBRANE; REVERSE OSMOSIS; ULTRASONICS;

EID: 30044445768     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2005.06.005     Document Type: Article

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