This dissertation, written for Wageningen University, Delft, The Netherlands, presents the results of the author's research on the development and application of methods to predict and prevent barium sulphate scaling and particulate fouling in membrane filtration systems. Chapters address membrane filtration in drinking and industrial water production; commonly-employed methods for predicting barium scaling; the cause of stable supersaturation in the AWS reverse osmosis (RO) concentrate; a method for predicting barite scaling; the development of the Modified Fouling Index using ultrafiltration membranes; and other topics. Distributed by Ashgate. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Reliable methods to predict membrane scaling and fouling are important tools in the control of these phenomena. This dissertation focuses on the development and application of methods to predict and prevent barium sulphate scaling and particulate fouling in membrane filtration systems.
Acknowledgement, Abstract,
1. Membrane Filtration in Drinking and
Industrial Water Production,
2. Barium Sulphate Solubility Prediction in
Reverse Osmosis Membrane Systems, 3 Stahle Barium Sulphate Supersaturation in
Reverse Osmosis, 4 Scaling Prediction in Reverse Osmosis Systems: Barium
Sulphate, 5 Development of the Modified Fouling Index using Ultrafiltration
Membranes (MFI-UF), 6 The MFI-UF as a Water Quality Test and Monitor, 7
Applications of the MFI-UF, 8 Conclusions, Samenvatting, List of
Publications, Curriculum Vitae
S.F. Boerlage
