Evaluation of potential particulate/colloidal TEP foulants on a pilot scale SWRO desalination study

Desalination

Volumn 393, Issue , 2016, Pages 127-134

  Li, Sheng ^a   Sinha, Shahnawaz ^a   Leiknes, TorOve ^a   Amy, Gary L ^a   Ghaffour, Noreddine ^a  

^a KING ABDULLAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Cartridge filters; Chlorination; Fouling; Residual iron; SWRO; TEP

Indexed keywords

CHLORINATION; DESALINATION; FILTERS (FOR FLUIDS); FOULING; IRON COMPOUNDS; PROJECTILES; SEAWATER;

BACTERIAL CELLS; CARTRIDGE FILTERS; OPERATIONAL CONDITIONS; PRE-TREATMENT; RO DESALINATION; SEAWATER REVERSE OSMOSIS; SWRO; TRANSPARENT EXOPOLYMER PARTICLES;

REVERSE OSMOSIS;

CHLORINATION; COLLOID; DESALINATION; FILTER; FOULING; POLYMER; REVERSE OSMOSIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 85009302171     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2016.01.017     Document Type: Article

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