Inorganic scaling in membrane desalination: models, mechanisms, and characterization methods

J Rolf, T Cao, X Huang, C Boo, Q Li… - … Science & Technology, 2022 - ACS Publications
Inorganic scaling caused by precipitation of sparingly soluble salts at supersaturation is a
common but critical issue, limiting the efficiency of membrane-based desalination and brine …

Scaling of reverse osmosis membranes used in water desalination: Phenomena, impact, and control; future directions

A Matin, F Rahman, HZ Shafi, SM Zubair - Desalination, 2019 - Elsevier
Reverse osmosis is becoming popular for the purification of water resources eg sea and
brackish water. However, one of the major limitations in efficient operation are the fouling of …

Distinct impacts of natural organic matter and colloidal particles on gypsum crystallization

T Cao, J Rolf, Z Wang, C Violet, M Elimelech - Water Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Gypsum scaling via crystallization is a major obstacle limiting the applications of membrane-
based technologies and heat exchangers in engineered systems. Herein, we perform the …

[HTML][HTML] Review of phosphorus-based polymers for mineral scale and corrosion control in oilfield

Y Liu, P Zhang - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Production chemistry is an important field in the petroleum industry to study the
physicochemical changes in the production system and associated impact on production …

Insight into the mechanisms of scale inhibition: A case study of a task‐specific fluorescent‐tagged scale inhibitor location on gypsum crystals

M Oshchepkov, S Kamagurov, S Tkachenko… - …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Scaling in reverse osmosis facilities, boilers, heat exchangers, evaporation plants, and
oilfield applications is a serious problem worldwide. In order to provide a new insight into the …

[HTML][HTML] A review: the utilization potency of biopolymer as an eco-friendly scale inhibitors

UZ Husna, KA Elraies, JABM Shuhili… - Journal of Petroleum …, 2022 - Springer
Scale formation is one of the major issues in the petroleum industry. The development of
these scale layers could result in production losses and equipment instability because of …

Antiscalant and its deactivation in zero/minimized liquid discharge (ZLD/MLD) application in the mining sector–Opportunities, challenges and prospective

BCY Lee, E Tan, Y Lu, H Komori, S Pietsch… - Minerals …, 2023 - Elsevier
Mining wastewater is inherently challenging to achieve zero or minimal liquid discharge
(ZLD/MLD) due to the high scale of the wastewater and the physical site constraints. This …

Bisphosphonates: Synthesis, structures, properties, medical and industrial applications

K Popov, M Oshchepkov, S Tkachenko… - Journal of Molecular …, 2022 - Elsevier
This review is a first attempt to overview both medical and industrial applications of
bisphosphonates (BPs) at once, with an emphasis on structure–property relationships. The …

[HTML][HTML] Fluorescent-Tagged Antiscalants—The New Materials for Scale Inhibition Mechanism Studies, Antiscalant Traceability and Antiscaling Efficacy Optimization during CaCO3 and …

S Tkachenko, M Trukhina, A Ryabova… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Equipment scaling leads to reduced production efficiency in a wide range of industrial
applications worldwide. Various antiscaling agents are currently commonly used to mitigate …

An antiscalant with chelating residues of amino acid glycine

SA Ali, IY Yaagoob, AA Al-Taq, HA Al-Muallem… - Desalination, 2022 - Elsevier
Cyclopolymerization of diallylammonioethanoate [(H 2 Cdouble bondCHsingle bondCH 2) 2
NH+ CH 2 CO 2−] afforded polyzwitterion (PZ) PZ-3800, PZ-4600 and PZ-6150 having …