Effect on backwash cleaning efficiency with TDS concentrations of circulated water and backwashing water in SWRO membrane

Desalination and Water Treatment

Volumn 43, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 124-130

  Nam, Jong Woo ^a   Park, Jun Young ^a   Kim, Ji Hoon ^b   Lee, Yong Soo ^a   Lee, Eui Jong ^a   Jeon, Min Jung ^a   Kim, Hyung Soo ^a   Jang, Am ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

^b Desalination Group   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cleaning; Concentration polarization; Fouling; Osmotic backwash; Reverse osmosis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861120572     PISSN: 19443994     EISSN: 19443986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19443994.2012.672162     Document Type: Article

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