Fouling of reverse osmosis membrane for municipal wastewater reclamation: Autopsy results from a full-scale plant

Desalination

Volumn 349, Issue , 2014, Pages 73-79

  Tang, Fang ^a   Hu, Hong Ying ^a,b   Sun, Li Juan ^a   Wu, Qian Yuan ^b   Jiang, Yan Mei ^a   Guan, Yun Tao ^b   Huang, Jing Jing ^c  

^a Tsinghua University   (China)

^b TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c China Power Engineering Consulting Group Corporation   (China)

Author keywords

Autopsy; DOM fraction; Membrane fouling; Membrane process; Reverse osmosis; Wastewater reclamation

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; DEPOSITS; FRACTIONATION; HYDROPHILICITY; MEMBRANE FOULING; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WATER QUALITY;

AUTOPSY; DOM FRACTION; FEED WATER QUALITIES; FOULING CHARACTERISTICS; HYDROPHILIC NEUTRALS; HYDROPHOBIC NEUTRAL; MEMBRANE PROCESS; MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER RECLAMATION;

REVERSE OSMOSIS;

DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; FILTRATION; FOULING; MEMBRANE; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 84904135054     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2014.06.018     Document Type: Article

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