Osmotic effects of biofouling in reverse osmosis (RO) processes: Physical and physiological measurements and mechanisms

Desalination and Water Treatment

Volumn 15, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 287-291

  Herzberg, Moshe ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

BEOP; Biofilm; Biofouling; CEOP; EPS; Extracellular polymeric substances; Fouling; Reverse osmosis

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954235912     PISSN: 19443994     EISSN: 19443986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5004/dwt.2010.1754     Document Type: Article

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