Fouling and its control in membrane distillation—A review

LD Tijing, YC Woo, JS Choi, S Lee, SH Kim… - Journal of Membrane …, 2015 - Elsevier
Membrane distillation (MD) is an emerging thermally-driven technology that poses a lot of
promise in desalination, and water and wastewater treatment. Developments in membrane …

A critical review of the application of electromagnetic fields for scaling control in water systems: mechanisms, characterization, and operation

L Lin, W Jiang, X Xu, P Xu - NPJ Clean Water, 2020 - nature.com
Scale deposits in water systems often result in ample technical and economic problems.
Conventional chemical treatments for scale control are expensive and may cause health …

A review of the category, mechanism, and controlling methods of chemical clogging in drip irrigation system

K Shi, T Lu, W Zheng, X Zhang, L Zhangzhong - Agriculture, 2022 - mdpi.com
Drip irrigation is an important way to alleviate the global water shortage. However, the
emitter-clogging issue of drip irrigation directly affects irrigation uniformity and operation …

RO system scaling with focus on the concentrate line: Current challenges and potential solutions

A Alshami, T Taylor, N Ismail, C Buelke, L Schultz - Desalination, 2021 - Elsevier
Reverse osmosis (RO) is poised to be the primary membrane-based water desalination
technology as the need for potable water increases. Current and prior research focuses on …

[PDF][PDF] Effect of magnetic treatment on surface tension and water evaporation

HB Amor, A Elaoud, NB Salah… - Int. J. Adv. Ind. Eng, 2017 - researchgate.net
In Tunisia, the availability of water resources is an important issue in agriculture, drinking
water and industry. It is important to note that agriculture is the most water consuming …

Rotating Magnetic Field-Assisted Adsorption Mechanism of Pollutants on Mechanically Strong Sodium Alginate/Graphene/l-Cysteine Beads in Batch and Fixed-Bed …

J Ma, Y Ma, F Yu, X Dai - Environmental science & technology, 2018 - ACS Publications
Novel, efficient bioadsorbent sodium alginate/graphene/l-cysteine (SA/GR/l-Cys) beads
were prepared and used for magnetic field (MF)-assisted adsorption of pollutants. SA/GR/l …

Experimental investigation of temperature and hydrodynamics on CaCO3 fouling during convective heat transfer and subcooled flow boiling

S Rahimi, SM Peyghambarzadeh, HK Esfeh… - Applied Thermal …, 2023 - Elsevier
Deposit formation in heat exchangers is an undesirable process in many industries. Severe
fouling can potentially reduce the performance of heat exchangers compromising the …

Increase in water evaporation rate with increase in static magnetic field perpendicular to water-air interface

A Seyfi, R Afzalzadeh, A Hajnorouzi - Chemical Engineering and …, 2017 - Elsevier
In the last decades many research on effects of magnetic field on water have been reported
but still many arguments and doubts are present. However, increase in water evaporation …

Numerical modeling of electromagnetic field spatiotemporal evolution to evaluate the effects on calcium carbonate crystallization

X Du, W Jiang, Y Wang, F Shu, H Wang, D Vazquez… - Desalination, 2024 - Elsevier
Calcium carbonate (CaCO 3) scaling is a significant impediment to water systems.
Electromagnetic field (EMF) treatment is a promising approach to control scaling owing to its …

Removal of scale deposition on pipe walls by using magnetic field treatment and the effects of magnetic strength

J Sohaili, HS Shi, NH Zardari, N Ahmad… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2016 - Elsevier
Scale deposition on pipe walls is prevalent in water distribution systems and is difficult to
remove. Commonly, chemical treatment is applied to remove the hard scale. However, it is …