Pre-treatment of SWRO pilot plant for desalination using submerged MF membrane process: Trouble shooting and optimization

Desalination

Volumn 279, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 86-95

  Jeong, Seongpil ^a,b   Park, Yonghea ^a   Lee, Seockheon ^a   Kim, Janghong ^c   Lee, Kwanhyung ^c   Lee, Jeawoo ^c   Chon, Hyo Taek ^b  

^a Korea Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^c Korea University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Coagulation optimization; Foam generation; Foaming potential; Pre treatment; Seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO); Submerged MF

Indexed keywords

FOAM GENERATION; FOAMING POTENTIAL; PRE-TREATMENT; SEAWATER REVERSE OSMOSIS (SWRO); SUBMERGED MF;

BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; BIOREACTORS; CHEMICAL WATER TREATMENT; COAGULATION; DESALINATION; MEMBRANE FOULING; MEMBRANES; MICROFILTRATION; OPTIMIZATION; OSMOSIS; PILOT PLANTS; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SEAWATER; SEWAGE; SEWAGE TREATMENT; TURBIDITY; WATER FILTRATION;

PROCESS CONTROL;

BIOREACTOR; COAGULATION; DESALINATION; MEMBRANE; OPTIMIZATION; SEAWATER; TURBIDITY; WASTE FACILITY;

EID: 80052358189     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2011.05.064     Document Type: Article

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