Transparent exopolymer particles (TEP) as gel-like particulate acidic polysaccharide have
been commonly found in marine, surface water and wastewater. Currently, increasing …

This article reviews the occurrence of HABs in seawater, their effects on the operation of
seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) plants, the indicators for quantifying/predicting these …

Algal blooms can seriously affect the operation of water treatment processes including low
pressure (micro-and ultra-filtration) and high pressure (nanofiltration and reverse osmosis) …

Harmful algal blooms (HABs) are a major barrier to the stable and efficient operation of
seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) desalination plants. Although the intensity varies …

This paper investigated the effect of coagulation on fouling potential and removal of algal
organic matter (AOM) in seawater ultrafiltration (UF) systems. AOM harvested from a strain of …

Coagulation/flocculation/dissolved air flotation (CF-DAF) has garnered increased interest in
recent years as pretreatment for low-pressure membranes (LPM) due to its ability to treat …

Reliable methods for measuring and predicting the fouling potential of reverse osmosis (RO)
feed water are important in preventing and diagnosing fouling at the design stage, and for …

Transparent exopolymer particles (TEP) and their precursors produced by phyto-/bacterio-
planktons in fresh and marine aquatic environments are increasingly considered as a major …

Seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) desalination technology has been rapidly growing in
terms of installed capacity and global application over the last decade. An emerging threat to …

Pretreatment with microfiltration (MF) or ultrafiltration (UF) membranes has been proposed
for seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) plants to address operational issues associated with …