Polymer and Separations (PolySep) Research Laboratory
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Karen E. Albrecht B.S. University of California, Los Angeles
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Research Interests
- Mineral Salt Crystallization
- Scale Formation Kinetics and Mechanisms
- Membrane Fouling
- Membrane Desalination and Brine Disposal
Current Project
My current research focuses on calcium
sulfate (gypsum) crystallization kinetics and the use of antiscalants to
retard the onset of crystallization. The crystallization are carried out
in a crystallization cell equipped with an ion-selective calcium
electrode and a back-scattering turbidity meter. The research work is
geared towards the ranking of the effectiveness of various antiscalants
as a function of saturation level and the presence of other ions in
solution.
Contact Information
5531 Boelter Hall Chemical Engineering Department UCLA, Los Angeles CA-90095, USA PH: (310) 2061297 Fax: (310)206 4107
Last update:
01/04/2004
