Three years operational experience with ultrafiltration as swro pre-treatment during algal bloom

Desalination and Water Treatment

Volumn 51, Issue 4-6, 2013, Pages 1034-1042

  Schurer, R ^a   Tabatabai, A ^b   Villacorte, L ^b   Schippers, J C ^b   Kennedy, M D ^b  

^a Evides NV   (Netherlands)

^b UNESCO IHE INSTITUTE FOR WATER EDUCATION   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Algal bloom; Coagulation; Seawater desalination; Ultrafiltration pre treatment

Indexed keywords

ALGAE;

EID: 84875787355     PISSN: 19443994     EISSN: 19443986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19443994.2012.713739     Document Type: Article

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