The impact of flux and spacers on biofilm development on reverse osmosis membranes

• Main Authors: Rice, Scott A., Suwarno, S. R., Chen, X., Chong, T. H., Puspitasari, V. L., McDougald, D., Cohen, Y., Fane, Anthony Gordon
• Other Authors: School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/100338; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/13619
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Biofouling has been traditionally described as biofilm development on the membrane surface and leads to an increase in the required trans-membrane pressure (TMP). This study focuses on the impact of the feed channel spacer on the extent and nature of biofouling on the membrane. Experiments were cond...