The objective of this research was to determine the feasibility of using chitosan as a natural flocculant to control turbidity during in-stream construction work. A series of field tests in Oak Creek, Corvallis, OR were conducted in order to test the effectiveness for turbidity control and the environmental impacts of...
Reverse osmosis (RO) is being increasingly used in treatment of domestic
wastewater secondary effluent for potable and non-potable reuse. Among other
foulants, dissolved biopolymers, i.e., proteins and polysaccharides, can lead to
severe fouling of RO membranes. In this study, the roles of RO membrane surface
properties in membrane fouling by...