Wetting, scaling, and fouling in membrane distillation: state-of-the-art insights on fundamental mechanisms and mitigation strategies

T Horseman, Y Yin, KSS Christie, Z Wang… - ACS ES&T …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Membrane distillation (MD) has been garnering increasing attention in research and
development, since it has been proposed as a promising technology for desalinating …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation and optimization of antiscalant substances for enhanced reverse osmosis performance

MA Ahmed, AA Mohamed - Journal of Saudi Chemical Society, 2024 - Elsevier
The advancement of reverse osmosis (RO) technology in water treatment has brought about
significant purification benefits. However, the presence of scales poses obstacles to the long …

State of the art of friendly “green” scale control inhibitors: a review article

D Hasson, H Shemer, A Sher - Industrial & Engineering Chemistry …, 2011 - ACS Publications
Scale deposition is a difficulty encountered with water containing ions of sparingly soluble
salts. A widely used technique for controlling scale deposition is by dosage of an antiscalant …

Antiscalant and its deactivation in zero/minimized liquid discharge (ZLD/MLD) application in the mining sector–Opportunities, challenges and prospective

BCY Lee, E Tan, Y Lu, H Komori, S Pietsch… - Minerals …, 2023 - Elsevier
Mining wastewater is inherently challenging to achieve zero or minimal liquid discharge
(ZLD/MLD) due to the high scale of the wastewater and the physical site constraints. This …

Utilization of the black tea powder as multifunctional admixture for the hemihydrate gypsum

Y Huang, C Xu, H Li, Z Jiang, Z Gong, X Yang… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2019 - Elsevier
The purpose of this work was to investigate the feasibility of using black tea powder
produced through green technology (plant-source material and biotechnology) as …

[LIVRE][B] The science and technology of industrial water treatment

Z Amjad - 2010 - taylorfrancis.com
Mineral scale deposits, corrosion, suspended matter, and microbiological growth are factors
that must be controlled in industrial water systems. Research on understanding the …

New Insights into the transformation of calcium sulfate hemihydrate to gypsum using time-resolved cryogenic transmission electron microscopy

A Saha, J Lee, SM Pancera, MF Bräeu, A Kempter… - Langmuir, 2012 - ACS Publications
We use time-resolved cryogenic transmission electron microscopy (TR-cryo-TEM) on a
supersaturated solution of calcium sulfate hemihydrate to examine the early stages of …

Systematic structural determinants of the effects of tetraphosphonates on gypsum crystallization

E Akyol, M Oner, E Barouda… - Crystal growth & design, 2009 - ACS Publications
In this study, the effect of phosphonate additives on the crystallization of calcium sulfate
dihydrate (CaSO4· 2H2O, gypsum) has been investigated in aqueous solutions …

Influence of Impurities on Crystallization Kinetics of Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate and Hemihydrate in Strong HCl-CaCl2 Solutions

T Feldmann, GP Demopoulos - Industrial & Engineering Chemistry …, 2013 - ACS Publications
The effects of inorganic impurities on the crystallization of calcium sulfates in strong HCl (6.3
mol L–1)-CaCl2 (1.8 mol L–1) solutions were investigated. The impurities considered relate …

Modified pectin-based polymers as green antiscalants for calcium sulfate scale inhibition

K Chauhan, R Kumar, M Kumar, P Sharma… - Desalination, 2012 - Elsevier
In water processing industry, the precipitation of calcium and magnesium as carbonate,
sulfate or phosphate and their adhesion to equipment surfaces is the main problem of …