Research Papers by Christopher J. Gabelich

Semi-arid regions throughout the world face water scarcity and the need for more efficient and alternative sources of drinking water supply. Inland regions in the Arabian Peninsula have the alternate option of coastal seawater desalination and long-distance conveyance, often with lift to substantial

The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (Metropolitan), in conjunction with Koch Membrane Systems (KMS), evaluated three generations of a 16″-diameter by 60″-long reverse osmosis (RO) element in parallel with a commercially available 8″-diameter element. Design inefficiencies in the f

An approach to ranking antiscalant effectiveness for gypsum scale suppression using combined bulk crystallization and membrane scaling diagnostic tests was explored with a focus on the adverse impact of residual aluminum in dissolved (Al3+) and as colloidal species on gypsum scale suppression. Five