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Assessment of UF pretreatment prior RO membranes for seawater desalination
A. Teuler,K. Glucina,J.M. Laîné +2 more
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In this article, an integrated membrane system (UF/RO) was developed to treat surface seawater, and the results showed that the Aquasource® UF membrane does not seem sensitive to high salinity of the seawater.About:
This article is published in Desalination.The article was published on 1999-11-01. It has received 54 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Membrane technology & Ultrafiltration.read more
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Reverse osmosis desalination: Water sources, technology, and today's challenges
TL;DR: Key parameters of an RO process and process modifications due to feed water characteristics are brought to light by a direct comparison of seawater and brackish water RO systems.
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Comparison of MF/UF pretreatment with conventional filtration prior to RO membranes for surface seawater desalination
TL;DR: In this paper, the potential of ultra-filtration (UF) pre-treatment prior to reverse osmosis (RO) for desalting seawater with high-fouling tendency was assessed.
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Overview of systems engineering approaches for a large-scale seawater desalination plant with a reverse osmosis network
TL;DR: In this article, the authors reviewed over 100 papers to elucidate factors influencing large-scale seawater desalination plants with reverse osmosis networks (SWRO) and the future direction of SWRO technology.
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Hydraulic backwashing for low-pressure membranes in drinking water treatment: A review
Haiqing Chang,Heng Liang,Fangshu Qu,Baicang Liu,Huarong Yu,Xing Du,Guibai Li,Shane A. Snyder +7 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the backwash parameters of UF/MF membranes used in municipal water supplies are reviewed to provide more comprehensive data, which can improve backwash performance in full-scale drinking water and water reuse treatment plants.
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Seawater reverse osmosis desalination and (harmful) algal blooms
Loreen O. Villacorte,S. Assiyeh Alizadeh Tabatabai,S. Assiyeh Alizadeh Tabatabai,Donald M. Anderson,Gary L. Amy,Gary L. Amy,Gary L. Amy,Jan C. Schippers,Maria D. Kennedy,Maria D. Kennedy +9 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors reviewed the occurrence of HABs in seawater, their effects on the operation of seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) plants, the indicators for quantifying/predicting these effects, and the pretreatment strategies for mitigating operational issues during algal blooms.
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Advanced concept of large seawater desalination systems for Israel
P. Glueckstern,M. Priel +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors presented comparative design options of a 150,000 m3/d SWRO plants, recently investigated by Mekorot, and indicated the lowest desalinated water cost, within the range of US$0.50/m3.
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