Fouling behavior and foulant characteristics of reverse osmosis membranes for treated secondary effluent reclamation

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 349, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 65-74

  Zhao, Yan ^a   Song, Lianfa ^b   Ong, Say Leong ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b Texas Tech University   (United States)

Author keywords

Characterization; Effluent organic matter; Fouling potential; Membrane fouling; Organic fouling; RO membrane

Indexed keywords

EFFLUENT ORGANIC MATTER; FEED WATER CONCENTRATION; FLUX DECLINE; FOULING BEHAVIOR; FOULING LAYERS; FOULING MECHANISMS; FOULING POTENTIAL; INORGANIC PRECIPITATION; LABORATORY SCALE; MEMBRANE SURFACE PROPERTIES; MICROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; ORGANIC FOULING; RESEARCH EFFORTS; REVERSE OSMOSIS SYSTEMS; RO MEMBRANE; SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY; SECONDARY EFFLUENT;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CALCIUM; CALCIUM ALLOYS; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CALCIUM PHOSPHATE; CARBOHYDRATES; MEMBRANE FOULING; OSMOSIS MEMBRANES; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); REVERSE OSMOSIS; SECONDARY RECOVERY; SURFACE PROPERTIES; ULTRAFILTRATION; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION;

EFFLUENTS;

ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFOULING; CONDUCTANCE; EFFLUENT; ENVIRONMENTAL RECLAMATION; FOULING CONTROL; HARDNESS; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; MICROSCOPY; ORGANIC MATTER PRODUCTION; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE OSMOSIS; TURBIDITY; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; ZETA POTENTIAL;

EID: 74649086554     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2009.11.023     Document Type: Article

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