Integration of accelerated precipitation softening with membrane distillation for high-recovery desalination of primary reverse osmosis concentrate

Separation and Purification Technology

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 21-25

  Qu, Dan ^a   Wang, Jun ^a   Wang, Longlong ^b   Hou, Deyin ^a   Luan, Zhaokun ^a   Wang, Baoqiang ^b  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^b CHINA UNIVERSITY OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Accelerated precipitation softening; Direct contact membrane distillation; High recovery desalination; Primary reverse osmosis concentrate

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATED PRECIPITATION SOFTENING; AGITATION RATES; APS PROCESS; CALCIUM REMOVALS; DIRECT CONTACT MEMBRANE DISTILLATION; DRINKING WATERS; ELEMENTAL ANALYSIS; HIGH-RECOVERY DESALINATION; MEMBRANE DISTILLATIONS; OLYMPIC GAMES; PARTIAL WETTING; PERMEATE FLUXES; PH ADJUSTMENTS; PRIMARY REVERSE OSMOSIS CONCENTRATE; RO PROCESS; SODIUM HYDROXIDES;

CALCITE; CALCIUM; CALCIUM ALLOYS; CARBONATE MINERALS; DESALINATION; DISTILLATION; MAGNESIUM; MICROFILTRATION; PHASE SHIFTERS; POTABLE WATER; RECOVERY; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SILICA; SODIUM; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER FILTRATION;

ENHANCED RECOVERY;

EID: 67349188351     PISSN: 13835866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2009.02.021     Document Type: Article

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