The influence of antiscalants on biofouling of RO membranes in seawater desalination

Water Research

Volumn 47, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 3389-3398

  Sweity, Amer ^a   Oren, Yoram ^a   Ronen, Zeev ^a   Herzberg, Moshe ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Antiscalant; Biofilm; Biofouling; Fouling; Reverse osmosis; Scaling

Indexed keywords

BIOFOULING; DESALINATION; FILM GROWTH; HYDROPHOBICITY; MICROFILTRATION; MICROORGANISMS; OSMOSIS MEMBRANES; POLYELECTROLYTES; QUARTZ CRYSTAL MICROBALANCES; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SEAWATER;

ANTISCALANT; MEMBRANE BIOFOULING; MEMBRANE SCALING; MEMBRANE SURFACE; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; POLYAMIDE SURFACES; POLYPHOSPHONATES; REVERSE OSMOSIS MEMBRANE; SCALINGS; SEAWATER DESALINATION;

BIOFILMS;

POLYACRYLIC ACID; POLYMER; POLYPHOSPHONIC ACID; SEA WATER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIOFILM; BIOFOULING; DESALINATION; ELECTROLYTE; GROWTH RATE; HYDROPHOBICITY; MEMBRANE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NUTRITION; OSMOSIS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; POLYMER; SEAWATER; SESSILE SPECIES;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BIOFILM; BIOFOULING; CELL ADHESION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESALINATION; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HYDROPHOBICITY; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUARTZ CRYSTAL MICROBALANCE; REVERSE OSMOSIS; ZETA POTENTIAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84877685051     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2013.03.042     Document Type: Article

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