Development of novel monitors for early detection of fouling in reverse osmosis systems

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Special thanks go to Dr. Chong Tzyy Haur for his invaluable help and critical comments. Huge credit goes to him for my smooth progress in my research. I like to thank Stanislaus Suwarno and Amir Taheri for the collaborative work on the new patent filed for the enhanced acoustic technique for the detection of biofilm, and the work on the dead-end filtration work on the study of metastability of colloidal foulants together with the work on high pressure filtration experiments for fouling prediction, respectively. I would also like to acknowledge the opportunity to assist in the company, Membrane Instruments and Technology (MINT). My heartfelt gratitude goes to my wife Tan Li Yan Julie for her constant moral support, perseverance and encouragement. I am eternally grateful to my son Jowen for being the best motivation to continue working hard for my family. Lastly, I would like to thank all the colleagues, staffs and my friends for their help and providing great and friendly atmosphere in Singapore Membrane Technology Centre