A new hybrid ion exchange-nanofiltration (HIX-NF) separation process for energy-efficient desalination: Process concept and laboratory evaluation

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 324, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 76-84

  Sarkar, Sudipta ^a   SenGupta, Arup K ^a  

^a Lehigh University   (United States)

Author keywords

Brackish water; Coupled transport; Desalination; Hybrid ion exchange; Nanofiltration; Regenerability; Sea water; Sulfate chloride ion exchange

Indexed keywords

AMINATION; AMINES; CONSERVATION; DEIONIZED WATER; DESALINATION; ENERGY CONVERSION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; ION EXCHANGE; ION EXCHANGE RESINS; ION EXCHANGERS; IONS; MEMBRANES; NANOFILTRATION; NEGATIVE IONS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; OSMOSIS; RESINS; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SALINE WATER; SEPARATION; SODIUM SULFATE; SULFATE MINERALS; WATER TREATMENT;

ANION EXCHANGERS; ANION EXCHANGES; ANION-EXCHANGE RESINS; BRACKISH WATER; COUPLED TRANSPORT; ENERGY REQUIREMENTS; ENERGY-EFFICIENT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; EXTERNAL-; FEED WATER; HYBRID ION EXCHANGE; HYBRID PROCESSING; LABORATO RY STUDIES; LABORATORY EVALUATION; MEMBRANE TREATMENT; NANOFILTRATION (NF); NF MEMBRANES; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; REGENERABILITY; REVERSE OSMOSIS (RO); RO MEMBRANES; SALT WATERS; SEA WATER; SEPARATION PROCESSES; SULFATE-CHLORIDE; SULFATE-CHLORIDE ION EXCHANGE; TRANS-MEMBRANE PRESSURE;

WATER FILTRATION;

CHLORIDE; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; ION; MONOVALENT CATION; SEA WATER; SULFATE;

ARTICLE; DESALINATION; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ION EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY; LABORATORY; NANOFILTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE OSMOSIS; VALIDATION STUDY; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTENT;

EID: 50349096994     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2008.06.058     Document Type: Article

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