Pressure drop increase by biofilm accumulation in spiral wound RO and NF membrane systems: role of substrate concentration, flow velocity, substrate load and flow direction

No abstract is available for this paper.

• Publication year

  2009

• Venue

  Biofouling (Print)

• Publication date

  2009-05-12

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Materials Science, Engineering, Environmental Science

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.1080/08927010902972225PMID 19437193
• External record

  Open on Semantic Scholar

• Source metadata

  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

• No claims are published for this paper.

• No concepts are published for this paper.

• Science and Technology

  2015cited by this paper
• Biofouling of spiral-wound nanofiltration and reverse osmosis membranes: a feed spacer problem.

  2009cited by this paper
• A critical flux to avoid biofouling of spiral wound nanofiltration and reverse osmosis membranes: Fact or fiction?

  2009cited by this paper
• Science and technology for water purification in the coming decades

  2008cited by this paper
• Quantitative biofouling diagnosis in full scale nanofiltration and reverse osmosis installations.

  2008influential reference
• RO membrane autopsy of Zarzis brackish water desalination plant

  2008cited by this paper
• Nuclear magnetic resonance microscopy studies of membrane biofouling

  2008cited by this paper
• The membrane fouling simulator: a suitable tool for prediction and characterisation of membrane fouling.

  2007influential reference
• The Membrane Fouling Simulator as a new tool for biofouling control of spiral-wound membranes

  2007influential reference
• The Membrane Fouling Simulator: A practical tool for fouling prediction and control

  2006influential reference
• Dynamics of organic carbon and of bacterial populations in a conventional pretreatment train of a reverse osmosis unit experiencing severe biofouling

  2005cited by this paper
• Biofilm Structure, Behavior, and Hydrodynamics

  2004cited by this paper
• Effects of substrate loading rate on biofilm structure.

  2004cited by this paper
• Mathematical modelling of NF and RO membrane filtration plants and modules

  2003cited by this paper
• OPTIFLUX ® : From Innovation to Realisation

  2003cited by this paper
• Optiflux®: from innovation to realisation

  2003cited by this paper
• Effect of flow regime on the architecture of a Pseudomonas fluorescens biofilm.

  2002influential reference
• The essential role of hydrodynamic shear force in the formation of biofilm and granular sludge.

  2002cited by this paper
• Influence of growth conditions on biofilm development and mass transfer at the bulk/biofilm interface.

  2002influential reference
• Evaluation of nanofiltration pretreatments for flux loss control

  2000cited by this paper
• RO treatment: selection of a pretreatment scheme based on fouling characteristics and operating conditions based on environmental impact

  2000cited by this paper
• The control of biofilms in tubes using wire‐wound inserts

  2000cited by this paper
• Biofouling potential of chemicals used for scale control in RO and NF membranes

  2000cited by this paper
• Biocide-free antifouling strategy to protect RO membranes from biofouling

  1998cited by this paper
• Biofouling of membranes for drinking water production

  1998cited by this paper
• Influence of biomass production and detachment forces on biofilm structures in a biofilm airlift suspension reactor

  1998influential reference
• Biofouling in membrane systems — A review☆

  1998cited by this paper
• BIOFOULING IN WATER SYSTEMS

  1997cited by this paper
• Effects of shear stress and substrate loading rate on Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm thickness and density

  1996cited by this paper
• Biofouling of PVD-1 reverse osmosis elements in the water treatment plant of the City of Dunedin, Florida

  1995cited by this paper
• Analysis of RO elements operated at more than 80 plants in Japan

  1994cited by this paper
• THE MEASUREMENT OF ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE IN THE OCEAN AND ITS ECOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE1

  1966cited by this paper

• Optical coherence tomography for early detection, visualization and characterization of growth and deposition-driven scaling in reverse osmosis

  2025cites this paper
• Incipient CaCO3-scaling detection for scaling mitigation

  2025cites this paper
• Impact of fluid dynamic characteristics near the surface of the anode electrode on the performance of recirculation-type microbial fuel cells using computational fluid dynamics

  2025cites this paper
• Performance enhancement of flat plate heat exchangers through baffle integration: Thermal, flow, and entropy analysis

  2025cites this paper
• Pressure-drop reduction by oil-infused spacers

  2025cites this paper
• Temporal fusion transformer model for predicting differential pressure in reverse osmosis process

  2025cites this paper
• Application of Nanostructured Materials for the Remediation of Microbes Contaminated Water and Sustainable Water Treatment

  2024cites this paper
• Evaluation of liquid ferrate role on controlling assimilable organic carbon (AOC) formation for seawater desalination pretreatment during harmful algal blooms

  2024cites this paper
• A review of CFD simulation in pressure driven membrane with fouling model and anti-fouling strategy

  2024cites this paper
• Improved cleaning performance of membrane modules using feed spacers modified with cold-plasma treatment and polydopamine and silver-nanoparticle coatings

  2024cites this paper
• Cost-based optimization, feasibility study, and sensitivity analysis of forward osmosis/crystallization/reverse osmosis with high-temperature operation for high-salinity seawater desalination

  2024cites this paper
• Surrogate modeling of pressure loss & mass transfer in membrane channels via coupling of computational fluid dynamics and machine learning

  2023cites this paper
• Noninvasive monitoring of fouling in membrane processes by optical coherence tomography: A review

  2023cites this paper
• Improved quantitative evaluation of the fouling potential in spacer-filled membrane filtration channels through a biofouling index based on the relative pressure drop

  2023cites this paper
• Arch-type feed spacer with wide passage node design for spiral-wound membrane filtration with reduced energy cost

  2022cites this paper
• Reverse Osmosis Membrane Performance Degradation

  2022cites this paper
• Permeation Increases Biofilm Development in Nanofiltration Membranes Operated with Varying Feed Water Phosphorous Concentrations

  2022cites this paper
• Reverse osmosis membrane biofouling: causes, consequences and countermeasures

  2022cites this paper
• Impact of pulsating flows on particle deposition in forward osmosis with spacers

  2021cites this paper
• Roles and performance enhancement of feed spacer in spiral wound membrane modules for water treatment: A 20-year review on research evolvement.

  2021cites this paper
• Cost of fouling in full-scale reverse osmosis and nanofiltration installations in the Netherlands

  2021cites this paper
• Review of Membrane Separation Models and Technologies: Processing Complex Food-Based Biomolecular Fractions

  2021cites this paper
• Reverse Osmosis Desalination Plants Energy Consumption Management and Optimization for Improving Power Systems Voltage Stability with PV Generation Resources

  2021cites this paper
• Phosphorus Concentration in Water Affects the Biofilm Community and the Produced Amount of Extracellular Polymeric Substances in Reverse Osmosis Membrane Systems

  2021cites this paper
• Unexpected scaling of interstitial velocities with permeability due to polymer retention in porous media

  2021cites this paper
• Clinical Autopsy of a Reverse Osmosis Membrane Module

  2021cites this paper
• Assessment of anti-bacterial adhesion and anti-biofouling potential of plasma-mediated poly(sulfobetaine methacrylate) coatings of feed spacer

  2020cites this paper
• Effect of localized hydrodynamics on biofilm attachment and growth in a cross-flow filtration channel.

  2020cites this paper
• Membrane filtration performance enhancement and biofouling mitigation using symmetric spacers with helical filaments

  2020cites this paper
• A comparison between chemical cleaning efficiency in lab-scale and full-scale reverse osmosis membranes: Role of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS)

  2020cites this paper
• Membrane fouling by emulsified oil: A review

  2020cites this paper
• Removal of Bacteria and Organic Carbon by an Integrated Ultrafiltration—Nanofiltration Desalination Pilot Plant

  2020cites this paper
• Enhanced hydraulic cleanability of biofilms developed under a low phosphorus concentration in reverse osmosis membrane systems

  2020cites this paper
• Osmotic backwashing of forward osmosis membranes to detach adhered bacteria and mitigate biofouling

  2020cites this paper
• Impact of membrane biofouling in the sequential development of performance indicators: Feed channel pressure drop, permeability, and salt rejection

  2019cites this paper
• Implications of Chemical Reduction Using Hydriodic Acid on the Antimicrobial Properties of Graphene Oxide and Reduced Graphene Oxide Membranes.

  2019cites this paper
• Effective Biofouling Control Using Periodic H2O2 Cleaning with CuO Modified and Polypropylene Spacers

  2019cites this paper
• An in-situ technique for the direct structural characterization of biofouling in membrane filtration

  2019cites this paper
• Prediction and Quantification of Bacterial Biofilm Detachment Using Glazier-Graner-Hogeweg Method Based Model Simulations.

  2019cites this paper
• Investigation on hydrodynamics and mass transfer in a feed channel of a spiral-wound membrane element using response surface methodology

  2019cites this paper
• Seawater-induced Biofouling in Direct Contact Membrane Distillation

  2019cites this paper
• Biofouling Control Using Periodic H 2 O 2 Cleaning with CuO Modi fi ed and Polypropylene Spacers

  2019cites this paper
• The emergence of biofilms : Computational and experimental studies

  2019cites this paper
• Surface morphology-dependent spontaneous bacterial behaviors on graphene oxide membranes

  2019cites this paper
• Role of feed water biodegradable substrate concentration on biofouling: Biofilm characteristics, membrane performance and cleanability.

  2019cites this paper
• Pilot-Scale Assessment of Urea as a Chemical Cleaning Agent for Biofouling Control in Spiral-Wound Reverse Osmosis Membrane Elements

  2019cites this paper
• Combination of aquifer thermal energy storage and enhanced bioremediation: Biological and chemical clogging.

  2018cites this paper
• Effect of biofilm structural deformation on hydraulic resistance during ultrafiltration: A numerical and experimental study.

  2018cites this paper
• Fouling resilient perforated feed spacers for membrane filtration.

  2018cites this paper
• Optimization and Efficiency of DNA Extraction from Drinking Water Samples

  2018cites this paper
• Application of monochloramine for wastewater reuse: Effect on biostability during transport and biofouling in RO membranes

  2018cites this paper
• Review on strategies for biofouling mitigation in spiral wound membrane systems

  2018cites this paper
• Physiological Responses of Salinity-Stressed Vibrio sp. and the Effect on the Biofilm Formation on a Nanofiltration Membrane.

  2017cites this paper
• Biofouling of ultrafiltration membrane by dairy fluids: Characterization of pioneer colonizer bacteria using a DNA metabarcoding approach.

  2017cites this paper
• Coating of reverse osmosis membranes with amphiphilic copolymers for biofouling control

  2017cites this paper
• Biofouling patterns in spacer filled channels: High resolution imaging for characterization of heterogeneous biofilms

  2017cites this paper
• Construction and validation of a long-channel membrane test cell for representative monitoring of performance and characterization of fouling over the length of spiral-wound membrane modules

  2017cites this paper
• Spatially-resolved in-situ quantification of biofouling using optical coherence tomography (OCT) and 3D image analysis in a spacer filled channel

  2017cites this paper
• Application of DBNPA dosage for biofouling control in spiral wound membrane systems

  2017cites this paper
• Comparison of solid, liquid and powder forms of 3D printing techniques in membrane spacer fabrication

  2017cites this paper
• Characterization of feed channel spacer performance using geometries obtained by X-ray computed tomography

  2017cites this paper
• Biofouling in capillary and spiral wound membranes facilitated by marine algal bloom

  2017cites this paper
• An investigation into the strength and thickness of biofouling deposits to optimise chemical, water and energy use in industrial process cleaning

  2017cites this paper
• Biofouling in reverse and forward osmosis membrane systems

  2017cites this paper
• Control of biofouling on reverse osmosis membranes using DBNPA

  2016cites this paper
• The Smart Water Meter: A new method to monitor fouling issue

  2016cites this paper
• Functionalized microparticles for online biofilm control

  2016cites this paper
• Fouling of a spiral-wound reverse osmosis membrane processing swine wastewater: effect of cleaning procedure on fouling resistance

  2016cites this paper
• Development and characterization of 3D-printed feed spacers for spiral wound membrane systems.

  2016influential citation
• Effect of water temperature on biofouling development in reverse osmosis membrane systems.

  2016cites this paper
• Optical coherence tomography for the in situ three-dimensional visualization and quantification of feed spacer channel fouling in reverse osmosis membrane modules

  2016cites this paper
• Dominant factors controlling the efficiency of two-phase flow cleaning in spiral-wound membrane elements

  2016cites this paper
• Development of a setup to enable stable and accurate flow conditions for membrane biofouling studies

  2016cites this paper
• Spatial heterogeneity of biofouling under different cross-flow velocities in reverse osmosis membrane systems

  2016cites this paper
• Mini-review: novel non-destructive in situ biofilm characterization techniques in membrane systems

  2016cites this paper
• New insights into sodium alginate fouling of ceramic hollow fiber membranes by NMR imaging

  2016cites this paper
• Development and application of an accelerated biofouling test in flat cell

  2016cites this paper
• Surface Plasmon Resonance Sensor for In Situ Detection of Xanthan Gum

  2016cites this paper
• Biofouling Control in Spiral-Wound Membrane Systems: Impact of Feed Spacer Modification and Biocides

  2016influential citation
• Effects of surface-active block copolymers with oxyethylene and fluoroalkyl side chains on the antifouling performance of silicone-based films

  2016cites this paper
• Mitigation of marine biofouling on tubes of open rack vaporizers using electromagnetic fields.

  2016cites this paper
• In-situ Non-destructive Studies on Biofouling Processes in Reverse Osmosis Membrane Systems

  2016influential citation
• Performance of Biological Filters for Drinking Water Treatment and Their Use for High Pressure Membrane Biofouling Control

  2016cites this paper
• Deposit layer formation during skim milk dead-end filtration with ceramic hollow fiber membranes using magnetic resonance imaging

  2016cites this paper
• Biofouling removal in spiral-wound nanofiltration elements using two-phase flow cleaning

  2015cites this paper
• Influence of flow velocity on biofilm growth in a tubular heat exchanger-condenser cooled by seawater

  2015influential citation
• Online monitor for the reverse osmosis spiral wound module — Development of the canary cell

  2015cites this paper
• Early non-destructive biofouling detection and spatial distribution: Application of oxygen sensing optodes.

  2015cites this paper
• Combined biofouling and scaling in membrane feed channels: a new modeling approach

  2015influential citation
• Amphiphilic pentablock copolymers and their blends with PDMS for antibiofouling coatings

  2015cites this paper
• Early non-destructive biofouling detection in spiral wound RO membranes using a mobile earth׳s field NMR

  2015cites this paper
• Impact of biofilm accumulation on transmembrane and feed channel pressure drop: effects of crossflow velocity, feed spacer and biodegradable nutrient.

  2014cites this paper
• Spacer geometry and particle deposition in spiral wound membrane feed channels.

  2014cites this paper
• Biofouling control by hydrophilic surface modification of polypropylene feed spacers by plasma polymerisation

  2014cites this paper
• Effect of different commercial feed spacers on biofouling of reverse osmosis membrane systems: A numerical study

  2014cites this paper
• Impact of organic nutrient load on biomass accumulation, feed channel pressure drop increase and permeate flux decline in membrane systems.

  2014cites this paper
• Hydraulic resistance of biofilms in membrane filtration systems

  2014cites this paper
• In-situ biofilm characterization in membrane systems using Optical Coherence Tomography: formation, structure, detachment and impact of flux change.

  2014cites this paper
• Development and testing of a transparent membrane biofouling monitor

  2014cites this paper
• Development of novel monitors for early detection of fouling in reverse osmosis systems

  2014influential citation