Foulant characterization and distribution in spiral wound reverse osmosis membranes from different pressure vessels

Desalination

Volumn 370, Issue , 2015, Pages 44-52

  Kim, Sung Jo ^a   Oh, Byung Soo ^b   Yu, Hye Weon ^c   Kim, Lan Hee ^a   Kim, Chang Min ^a   Yang, Eun Tae ^a   Shin, Myung Seop ^a   Jang, Am ^d   Hwang, Moon Hyun ^a   Kim, In S ^a  

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

^b LG Electronics Inc   (South Korea)

^c University of Arizona   (United States)

^d Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Brackish water reverse osmosis; Dissolved organic matter; Fulvic acid; Membrane autopsy; Spiral wound module

Indexed keywords

GROUNDWATER; MEMBRANE FOULING; ORGANIC ACIDS; PRESSURE VESSELS; REVERSE OSMOSIS; STORM SEWERS;

BRACKISH WATER REVERSE OSMOSIS; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTERS; FULVIC ACIDS; MEMBRANE AUTOPSIES; SPIRAL-WOUND MODULE;

OSMOSIS MEMBRANES;

BRACKISH WATER; FULVIC ACID; MEMBRANE; OSMOSIS; VESSEL; WOUNDING;

EID: 84929628659     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2015.05.013     Document Type: Article

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