Identification of foulants, fouling mechanisms and cleaning efficiency for NF and RO treatment of produced water

Separation and Purification Technology

Volumn 118, Issue , 2013, Pages 324-341

  Alzahrani, Salem ^a   Mohammad, Abdul Wahab ^a   Hilal, Nidal ^b   Abdullah, Pauzi ^a   Jaafar, Othman ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Foulants; Hydrophilic membrane; Membrane cleaning; Membrane fouling; Produced water

Indexed keywords

EXTRACELLULAR POLYSACCHARIDES; FOULANTS; HYDROPHILIC MEMBRANES; HYDROPHILIC NANOFILTRATION; MEMBRANE CLEANING; PRODUCED WATER; TOTAL DISSOLVED SOLIDS; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

ANIONIC SURFACTANTS; HYDROPHILICITY; MEMBRANE FOULING; MEMBRANES; REVERSE OSMOSIS; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER FILTRATION; WATER RESOURCES;

WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 84882261028     PISSN: 13835866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2013.07.016     Document Type: Article

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