Scale formation

The significance of dissolved organic matter (DOMs) in membrane fouling has been also increasingly noted in desalination plants using reverse osmosis (RO) and nanofiltration (NF). Nevertheless, little information is available on the interactions between DOM and other foulants such as inorganic scale

The process of thermal seawater desalination depends on the heat transfer efficiency and mechanisms of scale formation on the heating surface. These processes are characterized by considerable complications and physical appropriateness describing them as not subject to get for other working mediums.