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Huisman

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Membrane modules for seawater desalination are becoming increasingly important for obtaining clean water with the rising global water scarcity. The productivity of membrane modules is compromised by biofouling on the membrane and feed spacer. Biofouling development can be mitigat ...
In this study, a biofouling index based on the relative pressure drop is presented to quantitatively evaluate the amount of fouling in spacer-filled membrane filtration channels. The biofouling index was defined as the inverse of the time to reach a relative pressure drop of 100% ...
The application of membrane technology for water treatment and reuse is hampered by the development of a microbial biofilm. Biofilm growth in micro-and ultrafiltration (MF/UF) membrane modules, on both the membrane surface and feed spacer, can form a secondary membrane and exert ...