Utilization of electrodialysis for the regeneration of granular activated carbon packed in beds saturated with H2S
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2006.03.465
Authors: Nadjib Drouiche, Hacene Mahmoudi, Nabil Mameri, Hakim Lounici, Noreddine Ghaffour
Experimental study on forced convective boiling of ammonia water mixtures in a vertical smooth tube
Authors: Tahir Khir, Rahim Jassim, Noreddine Ghaffour
  • Two phase flow
  • mixtures
  • convective boiling
  • heat transfer
  • ammonia-water
Flux enhancement by using helical baffles in ultrafiltration of suspended solids
Year: 2004 DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2004.06.129
Authors: Noreddine Ghaffour, Rahim Jassim, Tahir Khir
  • Ultrafiltration
  • Helical baffles
  • Tubular membrane
  • Suspended solids
  • Deposited layer
  • Turbulence
Modeling of fouling phenomena in cross-flow ultrafiltration of suspensions containing suspended solids and oil droplets
Year: 2004 DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2004.06.137
Authors: Noreddine Ghaffour
  • Modeling
  • Fouling
  • Concentration polarization
  • Retroflux
  • Ultrafiltration
  • Water treatment
Experimental Study of a Solar Generator Application on Ammonia-Water Refrigeration System
Authors: Noreddine Ghaffour
Dimensional analysis of steady state flux for microfiltration and ultrafiltration membranes
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/S0376-7388(97)00242-1
Authors: Noreddine Ghaffour
  • Dimensional analysis
  • Fouling
  • Inorganic membranes
  • Microfiltration
  • Ultrafiltration
Cross-flow ultrafiltration of hydrocarbons and biological solid mixed suspensions
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/0376-7388(96)00090-7
Authors: Noreddine Ghaffour
  • Barrier membranes
  • Fouling
  • Inorganic membranes
  • Ultrafiltration
  • Water treatment
Upgrading oil refinery effluents by cross-flow ultrafiltration
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/S0273-1223(96)00809-8
Authors: Noreddine Ghaffour
  • Biological solid suspension
  • membrane techniques
  • oil emulsion
  • petroleum industry
  • Ultrafiltration
Cross-flow ultrafiltration of hydrocarbon emulsions
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/0376-7388(94)00249-X
Authors: Noreddine Ghaffour
  • Barrier membranes
  • Fouling
  • Inorganic membranes
  • Ultrafiltration
  • Water treatment
Elucidating biofouling over thermal and spatial gradients in seawater membrane distillation in hot climatic conditions
Year: 2022 DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2022.118983
Authors: Harun Elcik, Alla Alpatova, Graciela Gonzalez-Gil, Bastiaan Blankert, Najat A Amin, Noreddine Ghaffour
  • Membrane distillation
  • Biofilm distribution
  • Temperature gradient
  • Intact cells
  • Thermophilic microbial communities
Unraveling the role of feed temperature and cross-flow velocity on organicfouling in membrane distillation using response surface methodology
Year: 2022 DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2022.115971
Authors: Francesco Ricceri, Bastiaan Blankert, Noreddine Ghaffour, Alberto Tiraferri, Luca Fortunato
  • Direct contact membrane distillation (DCMD)
  • Membrane fouling
  • Optical coherence tomography (OCT)
  • Response surface methodology (RSM)
  • Central composite design (CCD)
  • Humic acid
Performance and implications of forward osmosis-membrane distillation hybrid system for simultaneous treatment of different real produced water streams
Year: 2022 DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2022.138479
Authors: Talal Alamoudi, Sofiane Soukane, Hyuk Soo Son, Yong Jin, Sandra C. Medina, Mustakeem Mustakeem, Veerabhadraiah Gudideni, Ali Al-Qahtani, Noreddine Ghaffour
  • Real produced water
  • Simultaneous treatment
  • FO-MD hybrid
  • FO fouling
  • MD fouling and wetting
  • Volatile rejection