Reverse osmosis desalination and reclamation : control of colloidal and biofouling

• Main Author: Chong, Tzyy Haur
• Other Authors: Wong Fook Sin
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Language: English
• Published: 2008
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Environmental engineering::Water treatment
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/12062
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The focus of this thesis work was on the fundamentals of colloidal and biofouling in reverse osmosis (RO) desalination and reclamation. A novel sodium chloride tracer response technique coupled with ultrasonic technique was employed to monitor the progress of fouling by silica colloids, alginic aci...