Towards a worldwide sustainable and simultaneous large-scale production of renewable energy and potable water through salinity gradient power by combining reversed electrodialysis and solar power?

Desalination

Volumn 219, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 312-323

  Brauns, E ^a  

^a FLEMISH INSTITUTE FOR TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH VITO   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Gradient; Potable water; Power; Reversed electrodialysis; Salinity; Solar energy

Indexed keywords

ELECTRODIALYSIS; POTABLE WATER; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SOLAR ENERGY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

REVERSED ELECTRODIALYSIS; SALINITY GRADIENT POWER;

SEAWATER;

ELECTRODIALYSIS; POTABLE WATER; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SEAWATER; SOLAR ENERGY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

DESALINATION; DRINKING WATER; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY USE; GLOBAL WARMING; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SALINITY; SOLAR POWER; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WIND POWER;

EID: 36549033235     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2007.04.056     Document Type: Article

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