Membrane distillation - A low energy desalting technique?

Water

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 59-62

  Bolto, Brian ^a   Tran, Thuy ^a   Hoang, Manh ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DESALINATION; DISTILLATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; MEMBRANES; REVERSE OSMOSIS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; VAPOR PRESSURE; WASTE HEAT UTILIZATION; WATER TREATMENT; WATER VAPOR;

DESALINATION; DISTILLATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; MEMBRANE; OSMOSIS; SALINITY; VAPOR PRESSURE;

EID: 39149083093     PISSN: 03100367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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