An experimental study on the effect of spacer on concentration polarization in a long channel reverse osmosis membrane cell

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 61, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 2035-2041

  Mo, H ^a   Ng, H Y ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Concentration polarization; Long channel; Reverse osmosis; Spacer

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION POLARIZATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; EXPONENTIAL GROWTH; MEMBRANE CHANNELS; ORGANIC FOULING; PERMEATE FLUX; RO MEMBRANE; SALT REJECTIONS; VERTICAL RESISTANCE;

DESALINATION; MEMBRANE FOULING; OSMOSIS MEMBRANES; POLARIZATION; REVERSE OSMOSIS;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS);

SODIUM CHLORIDE;

DESALINATION; FOULING; HETEROGENEITY; MEMBRANE; OSMOSIS; POLARIZATION;

ARTICLE; BIOFOULING; CELL HETEROGENEITY; CELL MEMBRANE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FILTRATION; MEMBRANE CHANNEL; POLARIZATION; REVERSE OSMOSIS; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; EVALUATION; INSTRUMENTATION; OSMOSIS; WATER MANAGEMENT;

MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; OSMOSIS; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 77953163821     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2010.116     Document Type: Article

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