A pilot-scale comparison of granular media filtration and low-pressure membrane filtration for seawater pretreatment

Desalination and Water Treatment

Volumn 5, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 6-11

  Remize, P J ^a   Laroche, J F ^a   Leparc, J ^a   Schrotter, J C ^a  

^a Anjou Recherche   (France)

Author keywords

Granular pretreatment; Membrane pretreatment; Modified fouling index; Seawater characterization; Swro desalination

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 77954198204     PISSN: 19443994     EISSN: 19443986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5004/dwt.2009.557     Document Type: Article

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