Review of brackish water reverse osmosis (BWRO) system designs

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 2661-2667

  Alghoul, M A ^a   Poovanaesvaran, P ^a   Sopian, K ^a   Sulaiman, M Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Brackish water; BWRO system; Reverse osmosis; Water desalination system

Indexed keywords

BORON CONCENTRATIONS; BRACKISH WATER; BRACKISH WATER REVERSE OSMOSIS; BWRO SYSTEM; DRINKING WATER; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENERGY RECOVERY; HIGH SALINITY; MEMBRANE ELEMENTS; PERMEATE QUALITY; REAL ENVIRONMENTS; REAL SITUATION; RECOVERY RATE; RO MEMBRANE; SINGLE STAGE SYSTEM; SYSTEM DESIGN; WATER DESALINATION SYSTEM; WATER SOURCE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

BORON; BORON COMPOUNDS; DESALINATION; DESIGN; LARGE SCALE SYSTEMS; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; WATER FILTRATION;

POTABLE WATER;

EID: 68749100672     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2009.03.013     Document Type: Review

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