A review of reverse osmosis membrane fouling and control strategies

S Jiang, Y Li, BP Ladewig - Science of the total environment, 2017 - Elsevier
Reverse osmosis (RO) membrane technology is one of the most important technologies for
water treatment. However, membrane fouling is an inevitable issue. Membrane fouling leads …

Energy-water-environment nexus underpinning future desalination sustainability

MW Shahzad, M Burhan, L Ang, KC Ng - Desalination, 2017 - Elsevier
Energy-water-environment nexus is very important to attain COP21 goal, maintaining
environment temperature increase below 2° C, but unfortunately two third share of CO 2 …

A comprehensive review on surface modified polymer membranes for biofouling mitigation

V Kochkodan, N Hilal - Desalination, 2015 - Elsevier
Biofouling is a major problem in environmental membrane separations because it leads to
higher operating pressures, more frequent chemical cleaning, shortened membrane life, and …

Recent developments in forward osmosis: Opportunities and challenges

S Zhao, L Zou, CY Tang, D Mulcahy - Journal of membrane science, 2012 - Elsevier
Recently, forward osmosis (FO) has attracted growing attention in many potential
applications such as power generation, desalination, wastewater treatment and food …

Biofouling of water treatment membranes: a review of the underlying causes, monitoring techniques and control measures

T Nguyen, FA Roddick, L Fan - Membranes, 2012 - mdpi.com
Biofouling is a critical issue in membrane water and wastewater treatment as it greatly
compromises the efficiency of the treatment processes. It is difficult to control, and significant …

Recent advances in functionalized polymer membranes for biofouling control and mitigation in forward osmosis

MD Firouzjaei, SF Seyedpour, SA Aktij… - Journal of Membrane …, 2020 - Elsevier
Forward osmosis (FO) is an osmotically driven process widely studied for water desalination,
wastewater treatment, and water reuse, as well as dilution and concentration of aqueous …

Graphene oxide nanoplatelets composite membrane with hydrophilic and antifouling properties for wastewater treatment

J Lee, HR Chae, YJ Won, K Lee, CH Lee… - Journal of membrane …, 2013 - Elsevier
As a potential remedy for the water shortage, membrane bioreactor (MBR) has emerged and
attracted much attention in the field of wastewater treatment and reuse. However, MBRs …

Functional graphene nanosheets: The next generation membranes for water desalination

KA Mahmoud, B Mansoor, A Mansour, M Khraisheh - Desalination, 2015 - Elsevier
Membrane desalination and water purification technologies have become important energy-
efficient means to secure fresh water resources around the globe. Among the significant …

Biofouling in reverse osmosis membranes for seawater desalination: phenomena and prevention

A Matin, Z Khan, SMJ Zaidi, MC Boyce - Desalination, 2011 - Elsevier
Reverse osmosis membranes are becoming increasingly popular for water purification
applications that require high salt rejection such as brackish and seawater desalination …

Bacterial transport suppressed by fluid shear

R Rusconi, JS Guasto, R Stocker - Nature physics, 2014 - nature.com
Bacteria often live in dynamic fluid environments,, and flow can affect fundamental microbial
processes such as nutrient uptake, and infection. However, little is known about the …