Ultrasound, gravimetric, and SEM studies of inorganic fouling in spiral-wound membrane modules

Desalination

Volumn 208, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 277-293

  Chai, G Y ^a   Greenberg, A R ^b   Krantz, W B ^c  

^a Central Research Institute of China Chemical Science and Technology   (China)

^b University of Colorado   (United States)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Calcium sulfate; Fouling, Spiral wound membrane module; Membrane module design; Reverse osmosis; Ultrasonic time domain reflectometry (UTDR)

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC TRANSDUCERS; FOULING; GRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; REVERSE OSMOSIS; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS;

ARRIVAL-TIME MEASUREMENTS; CALCIUM-SULFATE DIHYDRATE; MEMBRANE MODULE DESIGN; ULTRASONIC TIME-DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRY;

OSMOSIS MEMBRANES;

ACOUSTIC TRANSDUCERS; FOULING; GRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; OSMOSIS MEMBRANES; REVERSE OSMOSIS; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS;

FOULING; GRAVIMETRY; MEMBRANE; OSMOSIS; REMEDIATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TIME DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRY;

EID: 33947643718     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2006.06.018     Document Type: Article

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