Rheological and permeability characteristics of alginate fouling layers developing on reverse osmosis membranes during desalination

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 434, Issue , 2013, Pages 74-84

  Sioutopoulos, D C ^a   Goudoulas, T B ^b   Kastrinakis, E G ^b   Nychas, S G ^b   Karabelas, A J ^a  

^a Centre for Research Technology Hellas   (Greece)

^b ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Alginate fouling layers; Constant flux desalination; RO membranes; Thixotropic gels; Viscoelastic behavior; Yield stress

Indexed keywords

ALGINATE LAYER; BRACKISH WATER; CALCIUM CONCENTRATION; CONSTANT FLUXES; FOULING LAYERS; FOULING RESISTANCE; HIGH VISCOSITIES; ION CONCENTRATIONS; PARALLEL PLATE RHEOMETERS; PERMEABILITY CHARACTERISTICS; RHEOLOGICAL PARAMETER; RHEOLOGICAL PROPERTY; RO MEMBRANE; SHEARING MODE; THIXOTROPIC GEL; TRANSMEMBRANE PRESSURES; VISCO-ELASTIC BEHAVIORS; VISCOELASTIC PROPERTIES;

CALCIUM; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DESALINATION; DIGITAL STORAGE; GELS; MEMBRANE FOULING; REVERSE OSMOSIS; RHEOLOGY; WATER FILTRATION; YIELD STRESS;

ALGINATE;

ALGINIC ACID; CALCIUM ION; SODIUM ION;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; BIOFOULING; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DESALINATION; FLOW KINETICS; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SHEAR STRESS; VISCOSITY;

EID: 84874516481     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2013.01.018     Document Type: Article

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