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Industrial Chemistry | ISSN: 2469-9764 | Volume 4
17
th
International Conference on
May 21-22, 2018 | New York, USA
Industrial Chemistry and Water Treatment
Control fouling in membrane distillation
Madihah Humoud
New Jersey Institute of Technology, USA
M
embrane distillation (MD) is a technology that designed to remove the salt particles, minerals and other contaminants
from sea, brackish or wastewater to produce pure water. The process exhibits higher than 99% salt rejection from the
brine water. However, like other membrane processes, membrane fouling is one of the major concerns in MD that reduces the
performances of the process significantly. The primary aim of this study was to reduce the fouling by using different antiscalants
materials. These active antiscalants interact with the fouling materials and helps to prevent and remove the deposition of the
salt clusters from the membrane surfaces to maintain a consistent performance. The use of antiscalant materials was observed
to be beneficial in maximizing the overall yield and reducing the time of operation.
msh36@njit.eduMadihah Humoud, Ind Chem 2018, Volume 4
DOI: 10.4172/2469-9764-C1-009