Detection of reverse osmosis membrane fouling with silica, bovine serum albumin and their mixture using in-situ electrical impedance spectroscopy

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 443, Issue , 2013, Pages 45-53

  Sim, L N ^a   Wang, Z J ^a   Gu, J ^a   Coster, H G L ^b   Fane, A G ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

BSA; Electrical impedance spectroscopy; Fouling; RO membrane; Silica

Indexed keywords

BOVINE SERUM ALBUMINS; BSA; ELECTRICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; IN-PLANT OPERATIONS; MONITORING TOOLS; NONINVASIVE METHODS; RO MEMBRANE; TRANSMEMBRANE PRESSURES;

ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENT; FOULING; MEMBRANE FOULING; MICROFILTRATION; NONINVASIVE MEDICAL PROCEDURES; SILICA; SKIN; SPECTROSCOPY;

REVERSE OSMOSIS;

BOVINE SERUM ALBUMIN; SILICON DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; BIOFOULING; CROSSFLOW FILTRATION; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTRODE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MEMBRANE FILTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE OSMOSIS;

EID: 84878429039     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2013.04.047     Document Type: Article

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