Biofouling in reverse osmosis processes : the roles of flux, crossflow velocity and concentration polarization in biofilm development

• Main Authors: Suwarno, S. R., Chen, X., Chong, T. H., McDougald, D., Cohen, Y., Rice, S. A., Fane, Anthony Gordon
• Other Authors: School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: DRNTU::Science::Biological sciences
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/101282; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/19588
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Biofilm development in a spacer-filled reverse osmosis membrane channel can influence both trans-membrane pressure (TMP) and channel pressure drop (ΔPCH). While current pretreatment methods are unable to completely tackle the biofouling problem, more insights are required to provide strategies to mi...