Real-time monitoring of scale formation in reverse osmosis using electrical impedance spectroscopy

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 453, Issue , 2014, Pages 320-327

  Hu, Zhixin ^a   Antony, Alice ^a   Leslie, Greg ^a   Le Clech, Pierre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Calcium sulfate; Electrical impedance spectroscopy; Real time monitoring; Reverse osmosis

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; DRIERS (MATERIALS); ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENT; SCALE (DEPOSITS); SPECTROSCOPY; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

ACTIVE MEMBRANES; CALCIUM SULFATE; CONDUCTANCE VALUES; ELECTRICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; FLUX MEASUREMENTS; FREQUENCY RANGES; REAL TIME MONITORING; REVERSE OSMOSIS SYSTEMS;

REVERSE OSMOSIS;

CALCIUM SULFATE;

ARTICLE; CRYSTALLIZATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; FILTRATION; MEMBRANE BIOLOGY; MONITORING; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SURFACE PROPERTY;

EID: 84888792509     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2013.11.014     Document Type: Article

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