A new high-pressure optical membrane module for direct observation of seawater RO membrane fouling and cleaning

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 364, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 149-156

  Huang, Xiaofei ^a   Guillen, Gregory R ^a   Hoek, Eric M V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Desalination; Direct observation; Fouling; Reverse osmosis; Seawater

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ADHESION; BACTERIAL DEPOSITION; COMMERCIAL FEED; CROSS FLOWS; DIRECT OBSERVATION; EX SITU; FLOW CHANNELS; HIGH TRANSMISSION; LABORATORY STUDIES; MARINE BACTERIUM; MEMBRANE CLEANING; MEMBRANE PROPERTIES; NEW DEVICES; NEW HIGH; OPERATING CONDITION; OPTICAL MEMBRANES; OPTICAL MODULES; OPTICAL WINDOW; PERMEATE FLUX; PROOF OF CONCEPT; RO MEMBRANE; SEAWATER DESALINATION; SEAWATER DESALINATION PLANTS; SPACER DESIGN; UV AND VISIBLE LIGHT; VIEWING AREA; VISUAL OBSERVATIONS;

BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DESALINATION; FLUID DYNAMICS; MEMBRANE FOULING; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SEAWATER EFFECTS; WATER FILTRATION;

OSMOSIS MEMBRANES;

SEA WATER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; CLEANING; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DESALINATION; FOULING CONTROL; HYDRODYNAMICS; LIGHT; MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; NONHUMAN; OPTICS; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVERSE OSMOSIS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 77957948383     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2010.08.009     Document Type: Article

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