Osmotic backwash of fouled FO membranes : cleaning mechanisms and membrane surface properties after cleaning
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DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2016.09.018
Abstract: Abstract Membrane fouling is an inevitable process in membrane filtration, and has adverse effects on membrane performance and life span. This work evaluated the performance of a simple online osmotic backwash (OsBW) process in restoring… read more here.
Keywords: osmotic backwash; layer; backwash; membrane surface ... See more keywords
Optimal control of physical backwash strategy - towards the enhancement of membrane filtration process performance
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DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2017.09.053
Abstract: In this work, we show how optimal control theory can be used to optimize membrane filtration processes. The objective is to determine the optimal switching between filtration and backwash sequences in order to maximize the… read more here.
Keywords: filtration; backwash; membrane filtration; filtration process ... See more keywords