Towards direct potable reuse with forward osmosis: Technical assessment of long-term process performance at the pilot scale

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 445, Issue , 2013, Pages 34-46

  Hancock, Nathan T ^a   Xu, Pei ^a   Roby, Molly J ^a   Gomez, Juan D ^b   Cath, Tzahi Y ^a  

^a Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

^b CH2M HILL   (United States)

Author keywords

Forward osmosis; Membrane fouling; Osmotic dilution; Reverse osmosis; Seawater desalination; Water reuse

Indexed keywords

CONTINUOUS OPERATION; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTERS; FORWARD OSMOSIS; OSMOTIC DILUTIONS; SEAWATER DESALINATION; TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS; WATER REUSE;

DESALINATION; FLUOROPHORES; MEMBRANE FOULING; MEMBRANES; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SEAWATER; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER FILTRATION; WATER SUPPLY;

EFFLUENTS;

BARIUM; BICARBONATE; BORON; BROMIDE; CALCIUM; CHLORIDE; MAGNESIUM; NITRATE; POTASSIUM; SEA WATER; SILICON DIOXIDE; STRONTIUM; SULFATE;

ARTICLE; BIOFOULING; DESALINATION; EFFLUENT; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HYDRAULIC PERMEABILITY; OSMOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE PROPERTY; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84879522984     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2013.04.056     Document Type: Article

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