A method for evaluating antiscalant retardation of crystal nucleation and growth on RO membranes

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 364, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 122-131

  Lyster, Eric ^a   Kim, Myung man ^a   Au, James ^a   Cohen, Yoram ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Antiscalant; Desalination; Gypsum; Mineral scaling; Reverse osmosis

Indexed keywords

ANTI-SCALANTS; ANTISCALANT; CALCIUM SULFATE DIHYDRATE; CROSSFLOW VELOCITIES; CRYSTAL NUCLEATION; DIRECT OBSERVATION; DOSE OPTIMIZATION; EXPERIMENTAL METHODS; INITIAL CONCENTRATION; MEMBRANE SCALING; MEMBRANE SURFACE; MINERAL SCALE; MINERAL SCALE FORMATION; MINERAL SCALING; NUCLEATION AND GROWTH; OPERATING CONDITION; RO DESALINATION; RO MEMBRANE; SATURATION INDEX; SCALE INHIBITION; SOLUTION SUPERSATURATION; SUPPRESSION EFFECTIVENESS; VISUAL OBSERVATIONS;

CRYSTAL GROWTH; DESALINATION; GYPSUM; MINERALS; NUCLEATION; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SCALE (DEPOSITS); SILICATE MINERALS; WATER FILTRATION;

MEMBRANES;

CALCIUM SULFATE; MINERAL;

ARTICLE; CRYSTALLIZATION; DESALINATION; LAMINAR FLOW; MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY; MINERAL SCALING; MINERALIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE OSMOSIS; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 77957935107     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2010.08.020     Document Type: Article

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