Chemistry of silica scale mitigation for RO desalination with particular reference to remote operations

Water Research

Volumn 65, Issue , 2014, Pages 107-133

  Milne, Nicholas A ^a   O'Reilly, Tom ^a   Sanciolo, Peter ^a   Ostarcevic, Eddy ^b   Beighton, Mark ^b   Taylor, Kelvin ^c   Mullett, Mark ^c   Tarquin, Anthony J ^d   Gray, Stephen R ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Australia Pacific LNG   (Australia)

^c HATCH LTD   (Canada)

^d 500 W University Avenue   (United States)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Brine management; Desalination; Scaling; Silica

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; ALKALINITY; ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; CALCIUM; DESALINATION; GROUNDWATER; HARDNESS; ION EXCHANGE; ION EXCHANGE RESINS; IONS; IRON COMPOUNDS; LIME; MAGNESIUM; PH; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); RECOVERY; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SALTS; SILICA; SLUDGE DISPOSAL;

BRINE MANAGEMENT; CALCIUM AND MAGNESIUMS; CHEMICAL REGENERATION; ELECTRO COAGULATIONS; END-USE REQUIREMENT; SCALING; SEEDED PRECIPITATION; SILICA CONCENTRATIONS;

WATER HARDNESS;

ALUMINUM DERIVATIVE; ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE; ALUMINUM OXIDE; ANION; ANION EXCHANGE RESIN; CALCIUM; CARBONIC ACID; CATION; COBALT DERIVATIVE; FERRIC HYDROXIDE; FERRIC ION; HALIDE; IRON DERIVATIVE; MANGANESE DERIVATIVE; MOLYBDENUM; NICKEL; SILICA GEL; SILICON DIOXIDE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SULFATE; ZIRCONIUM DERIVATIVE; GROUND WATER; WATER;

ADSORPTION; CALCIUM; COAGULATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DESALINATION; GROUNDWATER; MAGNESIUM; OPERATIONS TECHNOLOGY; OSMOSIS; PH; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SILICA;

ADSORPTION; ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; COLLOID; DESALINATION; ELECTROCOAGULATION; ELECTRODIALYSIS; FOULING CONTROL; GEOCHEMISTRY; HARDNESS; HYBRID; ION EXCHANGE; IONIC STRENGTH; PH; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE OSMOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SILICA SCALE MITIGATION; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; TEMPERATURE; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WET DEPOSITION; CHEMISTRY; OSMOSIS; PROCEDURES; SALINITY; WATER MANAGEMENT;

GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; OSMOSIS; SALINITY; SILICON DIOXIDE; WATER; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84905465586     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2014.07.010     Document Type: Article

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