Biofouling of seawater reverse osmosis membranes caused by dispersal of planktonic particulate bacterial aggregates (protobiofilms) from rotary energy recovery devices
Harvey Winters, Hong Gay Eu, Sheng Li, Alla Alpatová, Abdullah H. Alshahri, Nasreen Nasar, Noreddine Ghaffour
Topics & Concepts
BiofoulingMembraneFoulingReverse osmosisDesalinationMembrane foulingConcentration polarizationUltrafiltration (renal)ChemistrySeawaterParticulatesEnvironmental engineeringChemical engineeringChromatographyEnvironmental scienceBiologyEcologyBiochemistryOrganic chemistryEngineeringMembrane Separation TechnologiesMicrobial Fuel Cells and BioremediationMembrane-based Ion Separation Techniques