A new post-treatment process for attaining Ca2+, Mg2+, SO42- and alkalinity criteria in desalinated water

Water Research

Volumn 41, Issue 17, 2007, Pages 3989-3997

  Birnhack, Liat ^a   Lahav, Ori ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cost analysis; Desalination; Ion exchange; Mg2+; Post treatment

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DESALINATION; DISSOLUTION; ION EXCHANGE; SEAWATER;

COST ANALYSIS; DISSOLUTION PROCESS; POST TREATMENT;

WATER TREATMENT;

CALCIUM CARBONATE; CALCIUM ION; MAGNESIUM ION; POTASSIUM; SEA WATER; SODIUM ION; SULFATE;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DESALINATION; DISSOLUTION; ION EXCHANGE; SEAWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ALKALINITY; CALCITE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DESALINATION; DISSOLUTION; ION EXCHANGE; MAGNESIUM; RESIN; SEAWATER;

ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DESALINATION; DISSOLUTION; ION EXCHANGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 34548507006     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2007.06.007     Document Type: Article

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