
doi: 10.5772/20009
Reverse osmosis (RO) membranes are very sensitive to fouling by seawater or brackish water on which desalination is conducted. In this chapter, the nature of foulants, the mechanism of fouling and the methods of monitoring and diagnosis of RO fouling are discussed. Based on this, methods of pretreatments are presented, and recommended specifications for the pretreatment of RO feedwater are described.
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