Cleaning clay from fouled membranes

Desalination and Water Treatment

Volumn 10, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 108-114

  Armstrong, M W ^a   Gallego, S ^a   Chesters, S P ^a  

^a Genesys International Limited   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aluminosilicates; Clay; Cleaning; Fouling; Genesol 703; Membranes; Reverse osmosis

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954227487     PISSN: 19443994     EISSN: 19443986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5004/dwt.2009.827     Document Type: Article

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