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Maria D. Kennedy

Researcher at UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education

Publications -  159
Citations -  5572

Maria D. Kennedy is an academic researcher from UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education. The author has contributed to research in topics: Fouling & Reverse osmosis. The author has an hindex of 41, co-authored 152 publications receiving 4671 citations. Previous affiliations of Maria D. Kennedy include International Institute of Minnesota & Delft University of Technology.

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The modified fouling index using ultrafiltration membranes (MFI-UF): characterisation, filtration mechanisms and proposed reference membrane

Siobhan F.E. Boerlage, +4 more
- 15 Mar 2002 - 
TL;DR: In this paper, a suitable reference membrane for the modified fouling index (MFI0.45), based on cake filtration, was investigated using polysulphone (PS) and polyacrylonitrile (PAN) UF membranes of 1-100kDa molecular-weight cut-off (MWCO) in tap water experiments.
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Characterisation of algal organic matter produced by bloom-forming marine and freshwater algae.

Loreen O. Villacorte, +7 more
- 15 Apr 2015 - 
TL;DR: The composition as well as the physico-chemical characteristics of AOM will likely dictate the severity of fouling in membrane systems during algal blooms.
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Rejection of pharmaceutically active compounds and endocrine disrupting compounds by clean and fouled nanofiltration membranes.

Victor Yangali-Quintanilla, +7 more
- 01 May 2009 - 
TL;DR: Rejections of 9 pharmaceuticals and 5 endocrine disruptors by clean and fouled nanofiltration membranes were investigated in this study and rejections of hydrophilic neutral compounds showed increased rejections by 7-30%.
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The fate of Transparent Exopolymer Particles (TEP) in integrated membrane systems: removal through pre-treatment processes and deposition on reverse osmosis membranes.

Loreen O. Villacorte, +4 more
- 01 Dec 2009 - 
TL;DR: The TEP deposition factors and specific deposition rates indicate that TEP accumulation had occurred in all plants investigated, and the role of TEP in the fouling of RO systems is investigated.
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Proposing nanofiltration as acceptable barrier for organic contaminants in water reuse

Victor Yangali-Quintanilla, +10 more
- 15 Oct 2010 - 
TL;DR: In this paper, the use of RO in existing water reuse facilities is addressed and questioned, taking into consideration that tight nanofiltration membranes (of polyamide) can be a more cost-effective and efficient technology to target the problem of organic contaminants.