Impact of isolated dissolved organic fractions from seawater on biofouling in reverse osmosis (RO) desalination process

• Main Authors: Yin, Wenqiang, Ho, Jia Shin, Cornelissen, Emile R., Chong, Tzyy Haur
• Other Authors: School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Engineering::Environmental engineering; Biofouling Potential; Seawater Desalination
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/154385
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The biofouling potential of three isolated dissolved organic fractions from seawater according to their molecular weights (MWs), namely, fractions of biopolymers (F.BP, MW > 1000 Da), humic substances and building blocks (F.HS&BB, MW 350-1000 Da), and low molecular weight compounds (F.LMW, MW...