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R Valladares Linares1, Sz S Bucs2, Z Li2

  • 1King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Water Desalination and Reuse Center, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia; Delft University of Technology, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Department of Biotechnology Delft, The Netherlands.

Water Research
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Keywords:
Biofouling impact reductionFeed spacerForward osmosisSeawater desalinationWastewater reuse

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