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  1. Fouling and scaling in reverse osmosis desalination plants: A critical review of membrane autopsies, feedwater quality guidelines and assessment methods

    Article • Desalination, December 2024, Elsevier

    Dr Sergio G. Salinas-Rodriguez

  2. Numerical and experimental analyses of hydraulic rams

    Article • Journal of Hydraulic Research, September 2024, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Sergio G. Salinas-Rodriguez

  3. Water, energy, and food nexus in a solar-powered brackish water desalination plant in Jordan

    Article • Environmental Research Communications, September 2024, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Dr Sergio G. Salinas-Rodriguez

  4. Assessing Scaling Potential with Induction Time and a Once-through Laboratory Scale RO System

    Article • January 2024, IWA Publishing

    Dr Sergio G. Salinas-Rodriguez

  5. Biofouling Potentia Measurement using Bacterial Growth Potential (BGP)

    Article • January 2024, IWA Publishing

    Dr Sergio G. Salinas-Rodriguez

  6. Experimental Methods for Membrane Applications in Desalination and Water Treatment

    Article • January 2024, IWA Publishing

    Dr Sergio G. Salinas-Rodriguez

  7. Feedwater Quality Guidelines and Assessment Methods for Membrane-based Desalination

    Article • January 2024, IWA Publishing

    Dr Sergio G. Salinas-Rodriguez

  8. Modified Fouling Index (MFI-0.45)

    Article • January 2024, IWA Publishing

    Dr Sergio G. Salinas-Rodriguez

  9. Modified Fouling Index Ultrafiltration (MFI-UF) Constant Flux

    Article • January 2024, IWA Publishing

    Dr Sergio G. Salinas-Rodriguez

  10. Applications of Iron Nanoparticles on Osmotic Membrane Processes to Reduce Energy Consumption and Biofouling

    Article • September 2023, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Sergio G. Salinas-Rodriguez

  11. Techno-Economic Analysis of Selected PV-BWRO Desalination Plants in the Context of the Water–Energy Nexus for Low–Medium-Income Countries

    Article • Energies, November 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr Sergio G. Salinas-Rodriguez

  12. Application of a smart dosing pump algorithm in identifying real-time optimum dose of antiscalant in reverse osmosis systems

    Article • Journal of Membrane Science, September 2022, Elsevier

    Dr Sergio G. Salinas-Rodriguez

  13. Biofouling potential indicators to assess pretreatment and mitigate biofouling in SWRO membranes: A short review

    Article • Desalination, April 2022, Elsevier

    Dr Sergio G. Salinas-Rodriguez

  14. Is Desalination a Solution to Freshwater Scarcity in Developing Countries?

    Article • Membranes, March 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr Sergio G. Salinas-Rodriguez

  15. Foulant Identification and Performance Evaluation of Antiscalants in Increasing the Recovery of a Reverse Osmosis System Treating Anaerobic Groundwater

    Article • Membranes, March 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr Sergio G. Salinas-Rodriguez

  16. Methods for Assessing Fouling and Scaling of Saline Water in Membrane-Based Desalination

    Article • November 2021, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Sergio G. Salinas-Rodriguez

  17. Comparing the bacterial growth potential of ultra-low nutrient drinking water assessed by growth tests based on flow cytometric intact cell count versus adenosine triphosphate

    Article • Water Research, September 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Sergio G. Salinas-Rodriguez

  18. Role of phosphate and humic substances in controlling calcium carbonate scaling in a groundwater reverse osmosis system

    Article • Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, August 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Sergio G. Salinas-Rodriguez

  19. Fouling and pre-treatment

    Article • May 2021, IWA Publishing

    Dr Sergio G. Salinas-Rodriguez

  20. Introduction to desalination

    Article • May 2021, IWA Publishing

    Dr Sergio G. Salinas-Rodriguez

  21. Process design of reverse osmosis systems

    Article • May 2021, IWA Publishing

    Dr Sergio G. Salinas-Rodriguez

  22. Scaling

    Article • May 2021, IWA Publishing

    Dr Sergio G. Salinas-Rodriguez

  23. Seawater Reverse Osmosis Desalination: Assessment and Pre-treatment of Fouling and Scaling

    Article • May 2021, IWA Publishing

    Dr Sergio G. Salinas-Rodriguez

  24. Basic principles of reverse osmosis

    Article • May 2021, IWA Publishing

    Dr Sergio G. Salinas-Rodriguez

  25. Environmental assessment for desalination projects including microbial desalination cells

    Article • May 2021, IWA Publishing

    Dr Sergio G. Salinas-Rodriguez

  26. Introduction to desalination and microbial desalination cells

    Article • May 2021, IWA Publishing

    Dr Sergio G. Salinas-Rodriguez

  27. Microbial Desalination Cells for Low Energy Drinking Water

    Article • May 2021, IWA Publishing

    Dr Sergio G. Salinas-Rodriguez

  28. New frontiers and outlook

    Article • May 2021, IWA Publishing

    Dr Sergio G. Salinas-Rodriguez

  29. Particulate fouling

    Article • May 2021, IWA Publishing

    Dr Sergio G. Salinas-Rodriguez

  30. Effectiveness of antiscalants in preventing calcium phosphate scaling in reverse osmosis applications

    Article • Journal of Membrane Science, April 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Sergio G. Salinas-Rodriguez

  31. Assessing Pretreatment Effectiveness for Particulate, Organic and Biological Fouling in a Full-Scale SWRO Desalination Plant

    Article • Membranes, February 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr Sergio G. Salinas-Rodriguez

  32. Measuring Biofouling Potential in SWRO Plants with a Flow-Cytometry-Based Bacterial Growth Potential Method

    Article • Membranes, January 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr Sergio G. Salinas-Rodriguez

  33. Monitoring Biofouling Potential Using ATP-Based Bacterial Growth Potential in SWRO Pre-Treatment of a Full-Scale Plant

    Article • Membranes, November 2020, MDPI AG

    Dr Sergio G. Salinas-Rodriguez

  34. Multi-parametric assessment of biological stability of drinking water produced from groundwater: Reverse osmosis vs. conventional treatment

    Article • Water Research, November 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Sergio G. Salinas-Rodriguez

  35. Measuring Bacterial Growth Potential of Ultra-Low Nutrient Drinking Water Produced by Reverse Osmosis: Effect of Sample Pre-treatment and Bacterial Inoculum

    Article • Frontiers in Microbiology, April 2020, Frontiers

    Dr Sergio G. Salinas-Rodriguez

  36. Enhancing biological stability of disinfectant-free drinking water by reducing high molecular weight organic compounds with ultrafiltration posttreatment

    Article • Water Research, November 2019, Elsevier

    Dr Sergio G. Salinas-Rodriguez

  37. Assessing pretreatment and seawater reverse osmosis performance using an ATP-based bacterial growth potential method

    Article • Desalination, October 2019, Elsevier

    Dr Sergio G. Salinas-Rodriguez

  38. Biofouling of FeNP-Coated SWRO Membranes with Bacteria Isolated after Pre-Treatment in the Sea of Cortez

    Article • Coatings, July 2019, MDPI AG

    Dr Sergio G. Salinas-Rodriguez

  39. ATP measurement in seawater reverse osmosis systems: Eliminating seawater matrix effects using a filtration-based method

    Article • Desalination, March 2019, Elsevier

    Prof.dr. Johannes Simon (Hans) Vrouwenvelder, Dr Sergio G. Salinas-Rodriguez

  40. Monitoring particulate fouling of North Sea water with SDI and new ASTM MFI0.45 test

    Article • Desalination, March 2019, Elsevier

    Dr Sergio G. Salinas-Rodriguez

  41. Further developing the bacterial growth potential method for ultra-pure drinking water produced by remineralization of reverse osmosis permeate

    Article • Water Research, November 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Sergio G. Salinas-Rodriguez

  42. Membrane-based pretreatment to mitigate variations in desalination plants

    Article • Water Science & Technology Water Supply, June 2018, IWA Publishing

    Dr Sergio G. Salinas-Rodriguez

  43. Fouling of ultrafiltration membranes by organic matter generated by marine algal species

    Article • Journal of Membrane Science, June 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Sergio G. Salinas-Rodriguez

  44. Direct measurement of ATP in seawater and application of ATP to monitor bacterial growth potential in SWRO pre-treatment systems

    Article • January 2017, Desalination Publications

    Dr Sergio G. Salinas-Rodriguez

  45. Pre-coating of outside-inside capillary UF membranes with iron hydroxide particles to limit non-backwashable fouling during seawater algal blooms

    Article • Desalination and Water Treatment, June 2016, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Sergio G. Salinas-Rodriguez

  46. The Modified Fouling Index Ultrafiltration constant flux for assessing particulate/colloidal fouling of RO systems

    Article • Desalination, June 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Sergio G. Salinas-Rodriguez

  47. Induction time measurements in two brackish water reverse osmosis plants for calcium carbonate precipitation

    Article • Desalination and Water Treatment, March 2014, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Sergio G. Salinas-Rodriguez

  48. Synthetic organic polymer fouling in municipal wastewater reuse reverse osmosis

    Article • Journal of Water Reuse and Desalination, February 2014, IWA Publishing

    Dr Sergio G. Salinas-Rodriguez

  49. Perspectives and challenges for desalination in developing countries

    Article • IDA Journal of Desalination and Water Reuse, February 2014, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Sergio G. Salinas-Rodriguez

  50. Environmental and Performance Aspects of Pretreatment and Desalination Technologies

    Article • October 2012, Wiley

    Dr Sergio G. Salinas-Rodriguez

  51. Flux dependency of particulate/colloidal fouling in seawater reverse osmosis systems

    Article • Desalination and Water Treatment, April 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Sergio G. Salinas-Rodriguez

  52. Flux dependency of particulate/colloidal fouling in seawater reverse osmosis systems

    Article • Desalination and Water Treatment, April 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Sergio G. Salinas-Rodriguez

  53. Improving Fouling Indices Measurements and Modeling Their Relevance

    Article • IDA Journal of Desalination and Water Reuse, October 2011, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Sergio G. Salinas-Rodriguez

  54. Particulate and Organic Matter Fouling of Seawater Reverse Osmosis Systems

    Article • September 2011, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Sergio G. Salinas-Rodriguez

  55. MFI–UF constant pressure at high ionic strength conditions

    Article • Desalination and Water Treatment, October 2009, Elsevier

    Dr Sergio G. Salinas-Rodriguez

  56. Organic foulants in estuarine and bay sources for seawater reverse osmosis – Comparing pre-treatment processes with respect to foulant reductions

    Article • Desalination and Water Treatment, September 2009, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Sergio G. Salinas-Rodriguez

  57. An urban water cycle perspective of natural organic matter (NOM): NOM in drinking water, wastewater effluent, storm water, and seawater

    Article • Water Science & Technology Water Supply, December 2008, IWA Publishing

    Dr Sergio G. Salinas-Rodriguez

  58. Optimization of PACl dose to reduce RO cleaning in an IMS

    Article • Desalination, March 2008, Elsevier

    Dr Sergio G. Salinas-Rodriguez

  59. PACl: A simulation of the change in Al concentration and Al solubility in RO

    Article • Desalination, March 2008, Elsevier

    Dr Sergio G. Salinas-Rodriguez

  60. Water Treatment by Microfiltration and Ultrafiltration

    Article • Wiley

    Dr Sergio G. Salinas-Rodriguez