Membrane processes in energy supply for an osmotic power plant

Desalination

Volumn 224, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 64-70

  Gerstandt, Karen ^a   Peinemann, K V ^a   Skilhagen, Stein Erik ^b   Thorsen, Thor ^c   Holt, Torleif ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b Statkraft Development AS ^*  (Norway)

^c SINTEF   (Norway)

Author keywords

Osmotic power; PRO membrane

Indexed keywords

HYDROELECTRIC POWER; OPTIMIZATION; OSMOSIS MEMBRANES; THIN FILMS;

OSMOTIC POWER; PRESSURE-RETARDED OSMOSIS MEMBRANE; THINFILM COMPOSITES;

ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION;

ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; HYDROELECTRIC POWER; OPTIMIZATION; OSMOSIS MEMBRANES; THIN FILMS;

DESIGN; MEMBRANE; OSMOSIS; POWER GENERATION; POWER PLANT; PROFITABILITY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; NORWAY; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 38849142454     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2007.02.080     Document Type: Article

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