Osmotic pressure-driven backwash in a pilot-scale reverse osmosis plant

Desalination and Water Treatment

Volumn 52, Issue 4-6, 2014, Pages 580-588

  Kim, Suhan ^a  

^a Pukyong National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Membrane fouling; Osmotic backwash; Pilot plant; Reverse osmosis

Indexed keywords

LABORATORY METHOD; MEMBRANE; OSMOSIS; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84893833355     PISSN: 19443994     EISSN: 19443986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19443994.2013.826771     Document Type: Article

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