Osmotic evaporation through macroporous hydrophobic membranes: A survey of current research and applications

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 121, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 25-36

  Kunz, Werner ^a   Benhabiles, Ali ^a   Ben Aïm, Roger ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TECHNOLOGIE DE COMPIÈGNE   (France)

Author keywords

Boundary layer effects; Concentrated electrolyte solutions; Fruit juice concentration; Hydrophobic membranes; Membrane contactors; Membrane distillation; Osmotic distillation; Osmotic evaporation; Sugar solutions; Transport equations; Vapour pressure

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EVAPORATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; INDUSTRY; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; OSMOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESEARCH; VAPOR;

EVAPORATION; MEMBRANES;

BOUNDARY LAYERS; DISTILLATION; ELECTROLYTES; MASS TRANSFER; MEMBRANES; NUMERICAL METHODS; SOLUTIONS; VAPOR PRESSURE;

BOUNDARY LAYER EFFECTS; FRUIT JUICE CONCENTRATION; HYDROPHOBIC MEMBRANE; MACROPOROUS HYDROPHOBIC MEMBRANES; MEMBRANE CONTACTORS; MEMBRANE DISTILLATION; OSMOTIC DISTILLATION; OSMOTIC EVAPORATION; TRANSPORT EQUATION; VAPOUR FLUX;

EVAPORATION;

EID: 0030604079     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0376-7388(96)00153-6     Document Type: Article

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