New insights into organic gel fouling of reverse osmosis desalination membranes

Desalination

Volumn 368, Issue , 2015, Pages 114-126

  Karabelas, A J ^a   Sioutopoulos, D C ^a  

^a Centre for Research Technology Hellas   (Greece)

Author keywords

Alginate gels; Brackish water desalination; Gel rheological properties; RO membrane fouling; Specific resistance modeling; Thixotropic materials with yield stress

Indexed keywords

ALGINATE; DESALINATION; MEMBRANE FOULING; MEMBRANES; OSMOSIS MEMBRANES; PERMEATION; REVERSE OSMOSIS; RHEOLOGY; WATER FILTRATION; YIELD STRESS;

ALGINATE GEL; BRACKISH WATER DESALINATIONS; COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT; PERMEATION RESISTANCE; PRETREATMENT METHODS; REVERSE OSMOSIS DESALINATION; RHEOLOGICAL PROPERTY; SPECIFIC RESISTANCES;

FOULING;

EID: 84983094445     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2015.01.029     Document Type: Article

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