Measuring transparent exopolymer particles (TEP) as indicator of the (bio)fouling potential of RO feed water

Desalination and Water Treatment

Volumn 5, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 207-212

  Villacorte, Loreen O ^a   Kennedy, Maria D ^a   Amy, Gary L ^a,b   Schippers, Jan C ^a  

^a UNESCO IHE INSTITUTE FOR WATER EDUCATION   (Netherlands)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biofouling; Integrated membrane systems; Reverse osmosis; Transparent exopolymer particles

Indexed keywords

EID: 70649108361     PISSN: 19443994     EISSN: 19443986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5004/dwt.2009.587     Document Type: Article

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