Toward improvement of methods for predicting fouling of desalination membranes - The effect of permeate flux on specific fouling resistance

Desalination

Volumn 343, Issue , 2014, Pages 97-105

  Karabelas, A J ^a   Sioutopoulos, D C ^a  

^a Centre for Research Technology Hellas   (Greece)

Author keywords

Constant flux and constant pressure filtration; Correlation of fouling resistances; Desalination membrane fouling; Effect of flux on specific resistance; Organic foulants

Indexed keywords

DESALINATION; MEMBRANE FOULING;

CONSTANT FLUX AND CONSTANT PRESSURE FILTRATIONS; CORRELATION OF FOULING RESISTANCES; DESALINATION MEMBRANES; FOULANTS; SPECIFIC RESISTANCES;

WATER FILTRATION;

DESALINATION; FOULING; MEMBRANE; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 84899627096     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2013.10.008     Document Type: Article

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