A comparative study of ultrafiltration and physicochemical process as pretreatment of seawater reverse osmosis

Desalination and Water Treatment

Volumn 42, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 73-79

  Fernández, Gloria ^a   Plaza, Fidel ^b   Garralón, Gloria ^b   Garralón, Antonio ^c   Pérez, Jorge Ignacio ^a   Gómez, Migual Ángel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b CADAGUA SA ^*  (Spain)

^c CIEMAT   (Spain)

Author keywords

Particle size distribution; Physicochemical pretreatment; Seawater reverse osmosis; Specific flux decline; Total organic carbon; Ultrafiltration

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 85025358053     PISSN: 19443994     EISSN: 19443986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19443994.2012.683142     Document Type: Article

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