Coagulation pretreatment could deteriorate reverse osmosis membrane fouling
Mar 19, 2026 · This study systematically reveals the RO performance devolution caused by Fe- or Al-based coagulation pretreatment, and elucidates the fundamental mechanism of membrane fouling …
A review on mitigation of pressure-driven membrane fouling by ...
Aug 30, 2025 · The performance of coagulation/flocculation, including its coupling processes with other pretreatment technologies, in controlling pressure-driven membrane fouling has been reviewed in …
Insights into the Mechanism of Coagulation Pretreatment for Membrane ...
Feb 23, 2023 · Herein, the coagulation-ultrafiltration combined process (C-UF) was applied to the actual lake water treatment, and a novel polyaluminum titanium composite coagulant (PATC) was used as …
Membrane Fouling Mechanisms in Combined Microfiltration-Coagulation …
In this paper, we investigated the membrane fouling mechanism according to the coagulant dosage in algal rich water using a ceramic membrane. The algae that were used in this experiment were …
A review on mitigation of pressure-driven membrane fouling ...
Mar 6, 2025 · The performance of coagulation/flocculation, including its coupling processes with other pretreatment technologies, in controlling pressure-driven membrane fouling has been reviewed in …
A critical review of membrane modification techniques for fouling and ...
Jun 10, 2020 · This review covers different membranes modification techniques to enhance permeability and to reduce fouling and the accumulation of microorganisms on membrane surface.
Membrane Fouling Control and Treatment Performance Using Coagulation …
Jul 27, 2025 · A comparative study was conducted to investigate membrane fouling control and treatment performance using natural surface water as the feed source.
The impact of optimised coagulation on membrane fouling for coagulation …
Feb 27, 2022 · This work aimed to demonstrate the effect of optimised coagulation on minimise fouling for coagulation–ultrafiltration process. Coagulation as pretreatment has the potential to mitigate …
Mitigation of reverse osmosis membrane fouling by ...
In this study, FeCl 3 and AlCl3 coagulants and polyacrylamide (PAM) flocculants were used to explore the optimal coagulation conditions to reduce the concentration of silica and TEP in the RO process.
Coagulation/flocculation prior to low pressure membranes in …
This section discusses the impact of coagulation/flocculation configuration types on membrane fouling in terms of resistance (i.e. resistance to flow), fouling rate, as well as hydraulically and chemically …