Silica pretreatment for a RO brackish water source with high magnesium

Water Science and Technology: Water Supply

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 179-187

  Chen, S ^a   Chang, T ^a   Lin, C ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Forsterite; Magnesium; Silica scaling; Softening; XRD

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ELECTROSTATICS; MAGNESIUM PRINTING PLATES; PH EFFECTS; SILICA; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

ELECTROSTATIC ATTRACTION; FORSTERITE; SILICA SCALING;

WATER TREATMENT;

ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CALCIUM OXIDE; MAGNESIUM; MAGNESIUM HYDROXIDE; SILICON DIOXIDE;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ELECTROSTATICS; MAGNESIUM PRINTING PLATES; PH EFFECTS; SILICA; WATER TREATMENT; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

ADSORPTION; BRACKISH WATER; CALCIUM; COAGULATION; FORSTERITE; MAGNESIUM; OSMOSIS; PH; SILICA; SOFTENING; WATER TREATMENT;

ADSORPTION; ASH; CHEMICAL REACTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; ELECTRICITY; PH; PRECIPITATION; REVERSE OSMOSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 33845245076     PISSN: 16069749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2166/ws.2006.792     Document Type: Conference Paper

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