Environmental aspects of corrosion in MSF and RO desalination plants

Desalination

Volumn 108, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 27-36

  Oldfield, J W ^a   Todd, B ^b  

^a Cortest Laboratories Ltd ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Corrosion; MSF plants; RO plants

Indexed keywords

ALLOYS; CORROSION; DESALINATION; REVERSE OSMOSIS;

ALLOYS; DESALINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; METALS; PLANT LIFE EXTENSION; RELIABILITY; REVERSE OSMOSIS; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

CORROSION PRODUCTS; DESALINATION PLANTS; MULTISTAGE FLASH;

CORROSION;

EID: 0030990884     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0011-9164(97)00005-2     Document Type: Article

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