Scaling propensity of seawater in RO boron removal processes

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 384, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 198-204

  Hasson, David ^a   Shemer, Hilla ^a   Brook, Irina ^a   Zaslavschi, Irina ^a   Semiat, Raphael ^a   Bartels, Craig ^b   Wilf, Mark ^c  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b Hydranautics   (United States)

^c ROtechnology   (United States)

Author keywords

Induction time; Reverse osmosis; Scaling potential; Single pass; Upper threshold limit

Indexed keywords

BORON CONTAMINATION; BORON REDUCTION; BORON REMOVAL; CONTROLLED PROCESS; FLOW SHEET; FLOW SYSTEMS; INDUCTION PERIODS; INDUCTION TIME; MULTI-PASS; OPTIMAL DESIGN; PACIFIC OCEAN; PH LEVELS; PROCESSING SYSTEMS; RO DESALINATION; RO PROCESS; SCALE PRECIPITATION; SCALING POTENTIAL; SCALING PROPENSITY; SINGLE PASS; SPIRAL WOUND; THRESHOLD LIMITS;

BORON; BORON COMPOUNDS; DESALINATION; SEAWATER; WATER FILTRATION;

PROCESS CONTROL;

BORON; MAGNESIUM; SEA WATER;

ARTICLE; FLOW KINETICS; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; PACIFIC OCEAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPENSITY SCORE; REVERSE OSMOSIS;

EID: 80054843823     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2011.09.027     Document Type: Article

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