Electric fields treatment for the reduction of membrane fouling, the inactivation of bacteria and th

PresentedattheconferenceonWastewaterReclamationandReuseforSustainability(WWRS2005),November8–11,2005,Jeju,Korea.OrganizedbytheInternationalWaterAssociation(IWA)andtheGwangjuInstituteofScienceandTechnology(GIST).Electricfieldstreatmentforthereductionofmembranefouling,theinactivationofbacteriaandtheenhancementofparticlecoagulationJong-OhKima*,Jong-TaeJunga,Ick-TaeYeomb,Gyung-HaeAohcaDepartmentofCivilEngineering,KangnungNationalUniversity,GangneungDaehangno120,Gangneung,Gangwon-do210-702,SouthKoreaTel.+8233640-2420;Fax+8233646-1391;email:jokim@kangnung.ac.krbDepartmentofCivilandEnvironmentalEngineering,SungkyunkwanUniversity,Chunchun-dong300,Suwon,Kyonggi-do440-746,SouthKoreacR&DCenter,SamsungEngineeringCo.,Ltd,SEITower467-14,Dogok-dong,Gangnam-gu,Seoul,SouthKoreaReceived31July2005;accepted23December2005AbstractTheobjectiveofthisstudyistoevaluatetheeffectofelectricfieldsapplicationforthereductionofmembranefouling,theinactivationofmicroorganismsandtheenhancementofparticlecoagulation.I