Membrane desalination: where are we, and what can we learn from fundamentals?
J Imbrogno, G Belfort - Annual review of chemical and …, 2016 - annualreviews.org
Although thermal desalination technology provides potable water in arid regions (eg, Israel
and the Gulf), its relatively high cost has limited application to less arid regions with large …
and the Gulf), its relatively high cost has limited application to less arid regions with large …
Critical aspects of RO desalination: A combination strategy
Due to a significant drop in the energy needed for RO desalination from 12 kWh/m 3 to~ 2
kWh/m 3 over the past 20 years, which is close to the theoretical minimum for recovering salt …
kWh/m 3 over the past 20 years, which is close to the theoretical minimum for recovering salt …
Novel design and operational control of integrated ultrafiltration—Reverse osmosis system with RO concentrate backwash
A novel design for a reverse osmosis (RO) desalination system directly integrated with an
ultrafiltration (UF) pre-treatment unit was developed. The integration involves direct RO feed …
ultrafiltration (UF) pre-treatment unit was developed. The integration involves direct RO feed …
Self-adaptive cycle-to-cycle control of in-line coagulant dosing in ultrafiltration for pre-treatment of reverse osmosis feed water
Real-time self-adaptive approach to in-line UF coagulant dosing was developed and field
demonstrated for integrated UF-RO seawater desalination. A novel coagulant dose …
demonstrated for integrated UF-RO seawater desalination. A novel coagulant dose …
Fouling indicators for field monitoring the effectiveness of operational strategies of ultrafiltration as pretreatment for seawater desalination
H Gu, A Rahardianto, LX Gao, XP Caro, J Giralt… - Desalination, 2018 - Elsevier
The applicability of fouling indicators for real time performance assessment of UF feed
pretreatment in RO seawater desalination was explored in a field study using an integrated …
pretreatment in RO seawater desalination was explored in a field study using an integrated …
Ultrafiltration with self-generated RO concentrate pulse backwash in a novel integrated seawater desalination UF-RO system
Ultrafiltration as a pretreatment for RO feedwater with enhanced UF backwash, which
combines continuous with pulse backwash, was investigated in a novel UF-RO process …
combines continuous with pulse backwash, was investigated in a novel UF-RO process …
Process control systems and methods for use with filters and filtration processes
E Gefroh, RW Schweickart, K Petty, G Frank… - US Patent …, 2020 - Google Patents
US10583397B2 - Process control systems and methods for use with filters and filtration processes
- Google Patents US10583397B2 - Process control systems and methods for use with filters and …
- Google Patents US10583397B2 - Process control systems and methods for use with filters and …
Intelligent fluid filtration management system
A filtration system can comprise a pressure pump configured to apply a pressure on fluid
flowing between a first chamber and a second chamber. The filtration system can also com …
flowing between a first chamber and a second chamber. The filtration system can also com …
Apparatus, method and system for desalinating water
GP Katz - US Patent 10,479,706, 2019 - Google Patents
An apparatus, system and method to purify water is disclosed. In addition, the apparatus,
system and method can effectively discharge the brine effluent. The apparatus can comprise …
system and method can effectively discharge the brine effluent. The apparatus can comprise …
Salt backwashing of organic-fouled ultrafiltration membranes: Effects of feed water properties and hydrodynamic conditions
In the application of ultrafiltration (UF) membranes, organics can result in severe
hydraulically irreversible fouling which is not eliminated effectively by periodic backwashing …
hydraulically irreversible fouling which is not eliminated effectively by periodic backwashing …