Impact of spacer thickness on biofouling in forward osmosis

Water Research

Volumn 57, Issue , 2014, Pages 223-233

  Valladares Linares, R ^a,b   Bucs, Sz S ^a   Li, Z ^a   AbuGhdeeb, M ^a   Amy, G ^a   Vrouwenvelder, J S ^a,b,c  

^a KING ABDULLAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^c EUROPEAN CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE FOR SUSTAINABLE WATER TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biofouling impact reduction; Feed spacer; Forward osmosis; Seawater desalination; Wastewater reuse

Indexed keywords

BIOFOULING; DESALINATION; MEMBRANES; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SEAWATER; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION;

BIOFOULING IMPACT REDUCTION; CROSS FLOWS; DESALINATION SYSTEMS; FEED SPACERS; FORWARD OSMOSIS; FORWARD OSMOSIS MEMBRANES; IMPACT REDUCTION; SEAWATER DESALINATION; SPACER THICKNESS; WASTEWATER REUSE;

EFFLUENTS;

ORGANIC CARBON; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SEA WATER; WASTE WATER;

BIOFILM; BIOFOULING; DESALINATION; EFFLUENT; FLOW VELOCITY; HIGH PRESSURE; MEMBRANE; NANOTECHNOLOGY; OSMOSIS; SEAWATER; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; BACTERIAL CELL; BIOFILM; BIOFOULING; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); FEED SPACER THICKNESS; FLOW RATE; FORWARD OSMOSIS; NANOFILTRATION; OSMOSIS; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; PERFORMANCE; POLARIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVERSE OSMOSIS; THICKNESS; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; WATER PERMEABILITY; ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; DEVICES; FILTRATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEWAGE; WASTE WATER; WATER MANAGEMENT;

BIOFOULING; FILTRATION; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; OSMOSIS; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; SEAWATER; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WASTE WATER; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84897986338     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2014.03.046     Document Type: Article

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