Effects of scaling and cleaning on the performance of forward osmosis hollow fiber membranes

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 415-416, Issue , 2012, Pages 101-108

  Arkhangelsky, Elizabeth ^a,b   Wicaksana, Filicia ^b   Chou, Shuren ^a,b   Al Rabiah, Abdulrahman A ^c   Al Zahrani, Saeed M ^c   Wang, Rong ^a,b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^c KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Cleaning; Flux decline; FO hollow fiber membranes; Forward osmosis; Membrane orientation; Scaling

Indexed keywords

FLUX DECLINE; FORWARD OSMOSIS; HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANES; MEMBRANE ORIENTATION; SCALING;

ALUMINUM; CLEANING; DESALINATION; FACINGS; MEMBRANES; OSMOSIS; SEAWATER; SODIUM CHLORIDE; WATER FILTRATION;

FIBERS;

CALCIUM SULFATE; SEA WATER; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL; DESALINATION; OSMOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THIN FILM COMPOSITE FORWARD OSMOSIS HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE;

EID: 84864775159     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2012.04.041     Document Type: Article

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