The increasing worldwide demand for freshwater production requires new and sustainable
processes to overcome the shortage of clean water. Reverse osmosis (RO) is regarded as …

Background: Open Access Editor's Choice Review A Comprehensive Review on Membrane
Fouling: Mathematical Modelling, Prediction, Diagnosis, and Mitigation by Nour AlSawaftah …

Pretreatment of raw feed water is an essential step for proper functioning of a reverse
osmosis (RO) desalination plant as it minimizes the risk of membrane fouling. Conventional …

Water scarcity is an increasing problem on every continent, which instigated the search for
novel ways to provide clean water suitable for human use; one such way is desalination …

Selenium is an indispensable trace element for humans and other organisms; however,
excessive selenium in water can jeopardize the aquatic environment. Investigations on the …

Excessive livestock production in small areas poses a risk of nitrogen release to the
environment and thus air and water contamination. Recovery of ammonia is necessary to …

Membrane fouling in desalination and wastewater treatment increases operating costs and
energy consumption. Accordingly, research efforts have focused on develo** new …

Reverse Osmosis (RO) membrane fouling is one of the main challenges that membrane
manufactures, the scientific community and industry professionals have to deal with. The …

The activities of mining industries are attracting more scrutiny as the concern of limitations of
conventional technology for wastewater treatment and the potential use of wastewater have …

In this study the performance of three nanofiltration membranes (TS 40, NF99, HL) and one
reverse osmosis membrane (RO-SE) while filtering ethanol-water mixtures (0–10.5% v/v) …