公开(公告)号：US20220097006A1

公开(公告)日：2022-03-31

申请号：US17428717

申请日：2020-02-12

Applicant: KING ABDULLAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Inventor： Adnan QAMAR ,  Sarah KERDI ,  Johannes VROUWENVELDER ,  Noreddine GHAFFOUR

IPC: B01D65/02 ,  B01D63/10 ,  C02F1/46 ,  C02F1/467 ,  C02F1/461

Abstract: A biofouling/biofilm removal system includes a filtration module configured to separate a permeate from a feed; a first inert electrode placed at an inlet of the filtration module; a second inert electrode placed at an outlet of the filtration module; and a power source configured to apply a current between the first and second electrodes. The inlet is configured to receive the feed and the outlet is configured to discard a concentrate, and the current applied between the first and second electrodes initiates electrochemical reactions inside the feed and along a biofilm formed in the filtration module, but not into the permeate.