Causes of poor reverse osmosis (RO) performance and/or failure include scale formation, iron deposition, and biological fouling. Benchtop and field tests were used to screen products for their activity against these foulants. Experimental techniques and results are discussed.

Subject
Test methods, Antiscalants, Water, Phosphonates, Scale inhibitors, Iron, Dosages, Polymers, Surface analysis, Inhibitor treatment, Scale formation, Scale, Fouling
Keywords:
reverse osmosis, scale inhibition, iron fouling, biocontrol, field monitoring
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1993
Association for Materials Protection and Performance (AMPP)
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