Integrating membrane contactors technology and pressure-driven membrane operations for seawater desalination: Energy, exergy and costs analysis

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 84, Issue 3 A, 2006, Pages 209-220

  Drioli, E ^a   Curcio, E ^a   Di Profio, G ^a   Macedonio, F ^a   Criscuoli, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Exergetic analysis; Integrated membrane systems; Membrane contactors technology; Membrane crystallization; Membrane distillation; Seawater desalination

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLIZATION; DISTILLATION; ENTROPY; EXERGY; MEMBRANES; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SEAWATER; THERMODYNAMICS;

EXERGETIC ANALYSIS; INTEGRATED MEMBRANE SYSTEMS; MEMBRANE CONTACTORS TECHNOLOGY;

DESALINATION;

CRYSTALLIZATION; DESALINATION; DISTILLATION; ENTROPY; EXERGY; MEMBRANES; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SEAWATER; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 33744548805     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1205/cherd.05171     Document Type: Article

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