Membrane Separation

Membrane separation technology in the application for water supply augmentation has been well recognised and is getting an important role in water treatment. The family of membrane processes is now very diverse. They are generally classified as microfiltration (MF), ultrafiltration (UF), nanofiltration (NF) and reverse osmosis (RO).

Membrane Separation

The major problem in the membrane separation processes is the membrane fouling. For a given water source, it is important to have a good understanding of what membrane foulants are, how they occur and accumulate and how the membrane surface properties and morphology affect the membrane fouling. The overall goal of the research project proposed here is to evaluate the fouling mechanism on RO membrane surface in the Singapore Newwater production