Effects of concentration polarization, temperature and pressure on ultrasound detection of inorganic fouling and cleaning in a spiral-wound membrane module

Desalination and Water Treatment

Volumn 50, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 411-422

  Chai, G Y ^a   Cao, Bing ^a   Zhao, G Y ^a   Greenberg, Alan R ^b   Krantz, W B ^c  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b University of Colorado at Boulder   (United States)

^c NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Calcium sulfate; Fouling; Reverse osmosis; Spiral wound module; Ultrasonic time domain reflectometry

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875787025     PISSN: 19443994     EISSN: 19443986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19443994.2012.744718     Document Type: Article

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