Effect of hyperosmotic stress on reverse osmosis biofouling

• Main Author: Lee, Choon Kail
• Other Authors: Chong Tzyy Haur
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Environmental engineering::Water treatment
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/71444
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Biofouling is an inevitable process in seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO), which adversely affects the membrane performance. Cleaning-in-place (CIP) method is commonly conducted to combat this issue. However, this may result in process downtime, membrane degradation, increased operation costs, and envi...