Retention of natural organic matter by ultrafiltration and the mitigation of membrane fouling through pre-treatment, membrane enhancement, and cleaning-A review

CD Peters, T Rantissi, V Gitis, NP Hankins - Journal of Water Process …, 2021 - Elsevier
Natural organic matter (NOM) is a common occurrence in all raw waters (eg, surface waters,
groundwater, and wastewater) that are used for freshwater production. NOM is a leading …

Roles and performance enhancement of feed spacer in spiral wound membrane modules for water treatment: A 20-year review on research evolvement

W Lin, Y Zhang, D Li, X Wang, X Huang - Water research, 2021 - Elsevier
Membrane technologies have been widely applied in water treatment, wastewater
reclamation and seawater desalination. Feed spacer present in spiral wound membrane …

Review of new approaches for fouling mitigation in membrane separation processes in water treatment applications

M El Batouti, NF Alharby, MM Elewa - Separations, 2021 - mdpi.com
This review investigates antifouling agents used in the process of membrane separation
(MS), in reverse osmosis (RO), ultrafiltration (UF), nanofiltration (NF), microfiltration (MF) …

Noninvasive monitoring of fouling in membrane processes by optical coherence tomography: a review

KT Huisman, B Blankert, H Horn, M Wagner… - Journal of Membrane …, 2024 - Elsevier
Optical coherence tomography (OCT) has emerged as a powerful noninvasive technique for
monitoring fouling in membrane filtration systems for water and wastewater treatment and …

Optical coherence tomography in biofilm research: a comprehensive review

M Wagner, H Horn - Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Imaging of biofilm systems is a prerequisite for a better understanding of both structure and
its function. The review aims to critically discuss the use of optical coherence tomography …

A review of in situ real-time monitoring techniques for membrane fouling in the biotechnology, biorefinery and food sectors

G Rudolph, T Virtanen, M Ferrando, C Güell… - Journal of Membrane …, 2019 - Elsevier
Pressure-driven membrane processes are often used for the separation and purification of
organic compounds originating from biomass. However, membrane fouling remains a …

A review of fouling indices and monitoring techniques for reverse osmosis

LN Sim, TH Chong, AH Taheri, STV Sim, L Lai… - Desalination, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper reviews the methods to monitor reverse osmosis (RO) membrane fouling, either
by characterizing the fouling potential of the feed or by detecting the fouling condition of the …

A review of efforts to reduce membrane fouling by control of feed spacer characteristics

HS Abid, DJ Johnson, R Hashaikeh, N Hilal - Desalination, 2017 - Elsevier
A major problem for the operation of membrane based water treatment systems is fouling of
the membrane surface. Within industrial modules, such as spiral wound modules, feed …

Review on strategies for biofouling mitigation in spiral wound membrane systems

SS Bucs, N Farhat, JC Kruithof, C Picioreanu… - Desalination, 2018 - Elsevier
Because of the uneven distribution of fresh water in time and space, a large number of
regions are experiencing water scarcity and stress. Membrane based desalination …

The evolution of feed spacer role in membrane applications for desalination and water treatment: A critical review and future perspective

N Sreedhar, N Thomas, N Ghaffour, HA Arafat - Desalination, 2023 - Elsevier
The membrane research community has witnessed a significant research growth on feed
spacers since 2010, both in quantity and scope. Increasingly novel spacer geometries and …