Technical evaluation of a small-scale reverse osmosis desalination unit for domestic water

Desalination

Volumn 203, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 319-326

  Elfil, H ^a   Hamed, A ^a   Hannachi, A ^b  

^a Institut National de Recherche Scientifique et Technique Tunis   (Tunisia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GABES   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Desalination; Performances; Small scale RO unit; Tap water; Treatment cost

Indexed keywords

FILTRATION; POTABLE WATER; PRESSURE EFFECTS; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SCALE (DEPOSITS); SUPERSATURATION; THERMAL EFFECTS; TURBIDIMETERS; WATER TREATMENT;

MEMBRANE SCALING; RECOVERY RATE; SOLID DENSITY INDEX; TOTAL DISSOLVED SALTS;

DESALINATION;

DESALINATION; FILTRATION; POTABLE WATER; PRESSURE EFFECTS; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SCALE (DEPOSITS); SUPERSATURATION; THERMAL EFFECTS; TURBIDIMETERS; WATER TREATMENT;

BRACKISH WATER; DESALINATION; DRINKING WATER; FILTRATION; OSMOSIS; WATER MANAGEMENT;

AFRICA; NORTH AFRICA; TUNISIA;

EID: 33846268419     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2006.03.530     Document Type: Article

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