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Cleaning Technique Maintains Membrane Integrity
Author(s) -
Dees William E.,
Paul David H.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
opflow
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1551-8701
pISSN - 0149-8029
DOI - 10.5991/opf.2013.39.0009
Subject(s) - fouling , reverse osmosis , membrane fouling , membrane , process engineering , membrane integrity , osmosis , environmental science , biochemical engineering , chemistry , engineering , biochemistry
Conventional pretreatment is frequently inadequate to control membrane fouling, and chemical cleaning can become ineffective over time. This article discusses direct osmosis‐high salinity cleaning as a possible answer.