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2020 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

12. Inorganic Scaling in Desalination Systems

Authors : Khaled Touati, Haamid Sani Usman, Tiantian Chen, Nawrin Anwar, Mahbuboor Rahman Choudhury, Md. Saifur Rahaman

Published in: Corrosion and Fouling Control in Desalination Industry

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Abstract

Inorganic scaling is a major concern for thermal and reverse osmosis (RO) seawater desalination plants, which are the key technologies for meeting the increasing freshwater demand. Membrane scaling is a detrimental effect in both thermal and RO process that reduces its performance particularly by reducing the water flux and causing membrane wetting. In this chapter, the formation mechanisms of inorganic scaling in thermal and reverse osmosis plants are discussed. The factors contributing to scale formation such as temperature, pH, and ionic strength of the treated water and the scale indices frequently used to predict the scale formation are explained. Finally, prevention methodologies developed to mitigate inorganic scaling (pre-treatment strategies, cleaning processes, advanced materials, etc.) are enumerated and discussed. Overall, this chapter provides a fundamental perspective of the inorganic scaling in thermal and reverse osmosis seawater desalination plants.

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Metadata
Title
Inorganic Scaling in Desalination Systems
Authors
Khaled Touati
Haamid Sani Usman
Tiantian Chen
Nawrin Anwar
Mahbuboor Rahman Choudhury
Md. Saifur Rahaman
Copyright Year
2020
Book
Corrosion and Fouling Control in Desalination Industry

Print ISBN: 978-3-030-34283-8

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-030-34284-5

Copyright Year: 2020

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-34284-5_12

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