[HTML][HTML] Ceramic microfiltration membranes in wastewater treatment: filtration behavior, fouling and prevention

MW Hakami, A Alkhudhiri, S Al-Batty, MP Zacharof… - Membranes, 2020 - mdpi.com
Nowadays, integrated microfiltration (MF) membrane systems treatment is becoming widely
popular due to its feasibility, process reliability, commercial availability, modularity, relative …

Fouling control and modeling in reverse osmosis for seawater desalination: A review

N Najid, JN Hakizimana, S Kouzbour, B Gourich… - Computers & Chemical …, 2022 - Elsevier
The development of the antifouling Reverse Osmosis (RO) membranes requires modeling
and simulation as an essential tool alongside the progress of RO membrane technologies …

Review of 3D CFD modeling of flow and mass transfer in narrow spacer-filled channels in membrane modules

GA Fimbres-Weihs, DE Wiley - Chemical Engineering and Processing …, 2010 - Elsevier
The robustness, reliability and efficiency of modern numerical methods for obtaining
solutions to flow problems have given rise to the adoption of Computational Fluid Dynamics …

Polymeric membranes incorporated with ZnO nanoparticles for membrane fouling mitigation: A brief review

L Shen, Z Huang, Y Liu, R Li, Y Xu, G Jakaj… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Due to the flexibility of operation, high removal ability, and economic cost, separation
membranes have proved to be one of the most significant technologies in various aspects …

[HTML][HTML] Optimal design of spacers in reverse osmosis

AH Haidari, SGJ Heijman… - Separation and purification …, 2018 - Elsevier
Spiral-wound membrane (SWM) modules are the most common membrane configuration
utilized in reverse osmosis (RO) and nanofiltration. The enhancement of SWM module …

[HTML][HTML] Backpulsing technology applied in MF and UF processes for membrane fouling mitigation: A review

Y Gao, J Qin, Z Wang, SW Østerhus - Journal of Membrane Science, 2019 - Elsevier
Membrane cleaning is crucial to maintain the permeability and selectivity of membranes.
Physical cleaning can mitigate membrane fouling, lower the frequency of chemical cleaning …

The effect of feed spacer geometry on membrane performance and concentration polarisation based on 3D CFD simulations

B Gu, CS Adjiman, XY Xu - Journal of Membrane Science, 2017 - Elsevier
Feed spacers are used in spiral wound reverse osmosis (RO) membrane modules to keep
the membrane sheets apart as well as to enhance mixing. They are beneficial to membrane …

Direct numerical simulation of flow in spacer-filled channels: Effect of spacer geometrical characteristics

CP Koutsou, SG Yiantsios, AJ Karabelas - Journal of membrane science, 2007 - Elsevier
A numerical and experimental study is presented, aimed at obtaining a better understanding
of transport phenomena in spirally wound membrane elements, where feed flow spacers are …

CFD simulation of natural gas sweetening in a gas–liquid hollow-fiber membrane contactor

M Rezakazemi, Z Niazi, M Mirfendereski… - Chemical Engineering …, 2011 - Elsevier
Chemical absorption of CO2 and H2S from natural gas was studied theoretically and
experimentally using a hollow-fiber membrane contactor (HFMC) in this work. A 2D …

Computational fluid dynamics simulation of forward osmosis (FO) membrane systems: Methodology, state of art, challenges and opportunities

YY Liang, DF Fletcher - Desalination, 2023 - Elsevier
Forward osmosis (FO) has attracted wide research attention owing to its potential application
in seawater desalination. In the past decade, the research advancements in FO …