Practical experience of backwashing with RO permeate for UF fouling control treating surface water at low temperatures

Separation and Purification Technology

Volumn 119, Issue , 2013, Pages 136-142

  Ma, C ^a,b   Wang, L ^a   Li, S ^b   Heijman, S G J ^b   Rietveld, L C ^b   Su, X B ^c  

^a TIANJIN POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^c DAQING OILFIELD CO LTD   (China)

Author keywords

Backwash; Fouling; Low temperature; Pilot scale; RO permeate

Indexed keywords

BACKWASH; IRREVERSIBLE FOULING; LOW TEMPERATURES; OPERATIONAL CONDITIONS; PILOT SCALE; PILOT-PLANT INSTALLATIONS; PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE; RO PERMEATE;

FOULING; MEMBRANE FOULING; PILOT PLANTS;

SURFACE WATERS;

EID: 84887094197     PISSN: 13835866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2013.08.017     Document Type: Article

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