Recycling of oleochemical wastewater for boiler feed water using reverse osmosis membranes - A case study

Desalination

Volumn 271, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 178-186

  Koo, Chai Hoon ^a   Mohammad, Abdul Wahab ^b   Suja', Fatihah ^b  

^a UNIVERSITI TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Biofouling; Boiler feed; Reverse osmosis; Ultrafiltration; Water recycling system

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED PROCESS; BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT SYSTEMS; BOILER FEED; BOILER FEED WATER; COMPREHENSIVE STUDIES; DATA SETS; FOULING PROBLEMS; MALAYSIA; MEMBRANE BIOFOULING; MEMBRANE PROCESS; MEMBRANE SYSTEM; REAL-LIFE PROBLEMS; RECYCLING INDUSTRY; RO MEMBRANE; SODIUM HYDROXIDES; TOTAL DISSOLVED SOLIDS; WASTEWATER RECYCLING; WATER RECYCLING SYSTEM; WATER SCARCITY;

BIOFOULING; BOILERS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; EFFLUENTS; OSMOSIS MEMBRANES; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SODIUM; ULTRAFILTRATION; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER FILTRATION;

WATER RECYCLING;

BIOFOULING; MEMBRANE; OSMOSIS; RECYCLING; SEWAGE TREATMENT; ULTRAFILTRATION; WASTEWATER;

EID: 79952244984     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2010.12.025     Document Type: Article

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