Combined organic and colloidal fouling in forward osmosis: Fouling reversibility and the role of applied pressure

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 460, Issue , 2014, Pages 206-212

  Kim, Yeowon ^a   Elimelech, Menachem ^b   Shon, Ho Kyong ^c   Hong, Seungkwan ^a  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

^b Yale University   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alginate fouling; Combined organic and colloidal fouling; Forward osmosis; Fouling reversibility; Silica fouling

Indexed keywords

ALGINATE; CALCIUM; HYDRAULIC FLUIDS; IONS; SILICA; SOLS;

CALCIUM ION CONCENTRATION; COLLOIDAL FOULING; FORWARD OSMOSIS; FOULING PROPENSITIES; FOULING REVERSIBILITIES; HYDRAULIC PRESSURE; OPERATING CONDITION; SYNERGISTIC EFFECT;

FOULING;

ALGINIC ACID; CALCIUM ION; SILICON DIOXIDE; WATER;

ARTICLE; CLEANING; FORWARD OSMOSIS; FOULING CONTROL; MACROMOLECULE; MEMBRANE; OSMOSIS; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE OSMOSIS;

EID: 84896461179     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2014.02.038     Document Type: Article

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