Autopsy of Used Reverse Osmosis Membranes from the Largest Seawater Desalination Plant in Oman

The Barka desalination plant, commissioned in 2018, is the largest desalination plant in Oman. It has a capacity of 281 MLD with a reverse osmosis (RO) first-pass recovery rate of 46%. As part of the standard operator practice, a membrane autopsy was conducted to determine the cause of reductions in...

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Published in:	Membranes
Main Authors:	Mohammed Al-Abri, Htet Htet Kyaw, Buthayna Al-Ghafri, Myo Tay Zar Myint, Sergey Dobretsov
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2022-06-01
Subjects:	seawater reverse osmosis membrane desalination plant fouling scaling bacteria autopsy
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0375/12/7/671