Effects of phosphate limitation in feed water on biofouling in forward osmosis (FO) process

Desalination

Volumn 349, Issue , 2014, Pages 51-59

  Kim, Chang Min ^a   Kim, Sung Jo ^a   Kim, Lan Hee ^a   Shin, Myung Seop ^a   Yu, Hye Weon ^b   Kim, In S ^a  

^a Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)   (South Korea)

^b Environmental Research Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Accelerated biofilm enhanced osmotic pressure (Accelerated BEOP); Biofouling; Forward osmosis (FO); Phosphate limitation; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

BIOFILMS; BOILERS; CHEMICAL CLEANING; ENERGY UTILIZATION; OSMOSIS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ACCELERATED BIOFILM-ENHANCED OSMOTIC PRESSURE (ACCELERATED BEOP); FORWARD OSMOSIS; FOULING PROPENSITIES; LOW ENERGY CONSUMPTION; NUTRITIONAL CONDITIONS; PHOSPHATE CONCENTRATION; PHOSPHATE LIMITATION; WATER TREATMENT PROCESS;

BIOFOULING;

BIOFILM; BIOFOULING; OSMOSIS; PHOSPHATE; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 84903948053     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2014.06.013     Document Type: Article

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