Performance of ultrafiltration and coagulation in an Uf-RO seawater desalination demonstration plant

Desalination and Water Treatment

Volumn 42, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 57-64

  Schurer, Rinnert ^a   Janssen, Arie ^a   Villacorte, Loreen ^b   Kennedy, Maria ^b  

^a Evides NV   (Netherlands)

^b UNESCO IHE INSTITUTE FOR WATER EDUCATION   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Algal bloom; Coagulation; Pretreatment; Seawater desalination; Ultrafiltration

Indexed keywords

ALGAE;

EID: 85025332536     PISSN: 19443994     EISSN: 19443986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19443994.2012.683107     Document Type: Article

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