... membrane by Loeb and Sourirajan in 1963 (Sourirajan, 1970; Sourirajan and Matsuura, 1985) The membrane industry has come a long way and today membranes are used in a vast array of fields Chapter ... strength, a fundamental parameter of water chemistry, was found to significantly exacerbate colloidal fouling Experimental data conclusively indicated that the colloidal fouling potential increased linearly ... Literature Review A review of the literature covering membrane processes, membrane fouling, as well as fundamental theories and principles of colloidal fouling and colloidal interactions are presented...