The Effects of Humic Acid Fouling on the Performane of Polyamide Composite Reverse Osmosis Membranes

An element of fully aromatic polyamide composite reverse osmosis membrane was taken from a desalination plant after being used for three years, and fouling behavior of the used membrane by Aldrich humic acid was investigated. It was found that the presence of Ca2+ significantly induced water flux de...

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Main Authors: Ryohei TANAKA, Yuya SAMU, Tasuma SUZUKI, Masakazu NIINAE, Lin LIN, Jeanne LUH, Orlando CORONELL
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Mining and Materials Processing Institute of Japan 2016-08-01
Series:Journal of MMIJ
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Online Access:https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/journalofmmij/132/8/132_123/_pdf/-char/en