Biofouling in reverse osmosis membranes for seawater desalination: Phenomena and prevention

Desalination

Volumn 281, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-16

  Matin, Asif ^a   Khan, Z ^a   Zaidi, S M J ^a   Boyce, M C ^b  

^a KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS   (Saudi Arabia)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofouling; Desalination; Membranes; Permeate flux; Reverse osmosis; Salt rejection

Indexed keywords

ANTIFOULING STRATEGIES; BIOFILM FORMATION; MEMBRANE PROCESS; MEMBRANE SURFACE MODIFICATIONS; OPERATING PRESSURE; PERFORMANCE DEGRADATION; PERMEATE FLUX; RO MEMBRANE; SALT REJECTION; SALT REJECTIONS; SEAWATER DESALINATION; SEQUENCE OF EVENTS; WATER PERMEABILITY; WATER PURIFICATION;

BIOFOULING; CHEMICAL CLEANING; DESALINATION; OSMOSIS; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SEAWATER; WATER FILTRATION; WATER SUPPLY;

OSMOSIS MEMBRANES;

BIOFILM; BIOFOULING; DEGRADATION; DESALINATION; MEMBRANE; OSMOSIS; PERMEABILITY; SEAWATER;

EID: 80054872209     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2011.06.063     Document Type: Review

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