Review of New Approaches for Fouling Mitigation in Membrane Separation Processes in Water Treatment Applications

This review investigates antifouling agents used in the process of membrane separation (MS), in reverse osmosis (RO), ultrafiltration (UF), nanofiltration (NF), microfiltration (MF), membrane distillation (MD), and membrane bioreactors (MBR), and clarifies the fouling mechanism. Membrane fouling is...

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Main Authors: Mervette El Batouti, Nouf F. Alharby, Mahmoud M. Elewa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-12-01
Series:Separations
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2297-8739/9/1/1