Removal of silica from brackish water by electrocoagulation pretreatment to prevent fouling of reverse osmosis membranes

Separation and Purification Technology

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 318-325

  Den, Walter ^a   Wang, Chia Jung ^a  

^a TUNGHAI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Brackish water; Desalination; Electrocoagulation; Membrane fouling; Reverse osmosis; Silica

Indexed keywords

COAGULATION; DESALINATION; FOULING; POTABLE WATER; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SILICA;

BRACKISH WATER; ELECTROCOAGULATION; MEMBRANE FOULING;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

EID: 38849191186     PISSN: 13835866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2007.07.025     Document Type: Article

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