Fouling fractionation in reverse electrodialysis with natural feed waters demonstrates dual media rapid filtration as an effective pre-treatment for fresh water

Bárbara Vital, Eduardo V. Torres, Tom Sleutels, M. Cristina Gagliano, Michel Saakes, Hubertus V.M. Hamelers
2021 Desalination  
Dual media rapid filtration is a simple yet effective pre-treatment method for reverse electrodialysis applications • Particles with average diameter of 10 μm in fresh water caused ~25% reduction in gross power density over 54 days operation • Further pre-treatment with microfiltration allowed the development of a polysaccharidic lattice of EPS on membrane surface • Biofouling lead to a reduction of only ~3% in gross power density over 54 days
doi:10.1016/j.desal.2021.115277 fatcat:bjl2mh7rnjfrthweqp7ithkxm4