Membrane processes for desalination: Importance of pre-treatment to reduce organic fouling

Membrane Technology and Environmental Applications

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 276-297

  Vigneswaran, Saravanamuthu ^a   Khorshed, Chinu ^a   Kandasamy, Jaya ^a   Kim, Seung Hyun ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Kyungnam University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING; MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY;

MEMBRANE PROCESS; ORGANIC FOULING; PRE-TREATMENT;

DESALINATION;

EID: 84943274831     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1061/9780784412275.ch09     Document Type: Chapter

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