Modeling organic fouling of reverse osmosis membrane: From adsorption to fouling layer formation

• Published in: Desalination Vol. 386; pp. 25 - 31
• Main Authors: Li, Haigang, Xia, Huanjin, Mei, Yingxin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.05.2016
• Subjects: Adsorption; Combined model; Filtration; Flux; Fouling; Fouling layer; Fouling mechanism; Mathematical models; Membranes; Reverse osmosis; RO membrane; Surface chemistry; Fouling layer; Combined model; Adsorption; RO membrane; Fouling mechanism

A combined model is developed for flux decline of reverse osmosis (RO) membranes, which accounts for initial fouling due to adsorption and subsequent fouling due to the growth of a fouling layer. The predicted data are in excellent agreement with the experimental ones obtained over crossflow filtrat...