Analysis of a reverse osmosis process for concentrating solutions of high osmotic pressure: The Low Retention Method

Food and Bioproducts Processing: Transactions of the Institution of of Chemical Engineers, Part C

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 101-109

  Gostoli, C ^a   Bandini, S ^a   Di Francesca, R ^b   Zardi, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b INN BIO AG EN EA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Concentration; Juices; Membranes; Reverse osmosis

Indexed keywords

EID: 0010768288     PISSN: 09603085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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