; Machine generated contents note: ; 1. Introduction to Saline Water Pretreatment -- ; 1.1. Purpose of Pretreatment -- ; 1.2. Membrane-Fouling Mechanisms -- References -- ; 2. Membrane Foulants and Saline Water Pretreatment -- ; 2.1. Introduction -- ; 2.2. Particulate Foulants -- ; 2.3. Colloidal Foulants -- ; 2.4. Mineral-Scaling Foulants -- ; 2.5. Natural Organic Foulants -- ; 2.6. Microbial Foulants -- ; 2.7. Combined Effect of Various Foulants on Membrane Performance -- References -- ; 3. Diagnostics of Membrane Fouling and Scaling -- ; 3.1. Purpose of Membrane Fouling and Scaling Diagnostics -- ; 3.2. Typical Membrane-Fouling Phenomena -- ; 3.3. Typical Diagnostics Procedures -- ; 3.4. Membrane Autopsy -- References -- ; 4. Saline Water Intakes and Pretreatment -- ; 4.1. Introduction -- ; 4.2. Subsurface Intakes -- ; 4.3. Open Intakes -- References -- ; 5. Pretreatment by Screening -- ; 5.1. Introduction -- ; 5.2. Bar, Band, and Drum Screens -- ; 5.3. Microscreens -- ; 5.4. Cartridge Filters -- References -- ; 6. Conditioning of Saline Water -- ; 6.1. Introduction -- ; 6.2. Coagulation -- ; 6.3. Flocculation -- ; 6.4. Addition of Scale Inhibitors -- ; 6.5. Addition of Sodium Hydroxide -- ; 6.6. Addition of Biocides -- ; 6.7. Addition of Reducing Compounds -- ; 6.8. Planning and Design Considerations for Source Water Conditioning -- References -- ; 7. Sand Removal, Sedimentation, and Dissolved Air |