Reverse electrodialysis: Comparison of six commercial membrane pairs on the thermodynamic efficiency and power density

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 343, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 7-15

  Veerman, J ^a,b   de Jong, R M ^b   Saakes, M ^a   Metz, S J ^a   Harmsen, G J ^c  

^a EUROPEAN CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE FOR SUSTAINABLE WATER TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b NHL STENDEN UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Co ion transport; Energy efficiency; Osmosis; Reverse electrodialysis; Salinity power; Thermodynamic efficiency

Indexed keywords

CO-ION TRANSPORT; ENERGY LOSS; HETEROGENEOUS ION-EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; INTERNAL LOSS; ION TRANSPORTS; MAXIMAL VALUES; POWER DENSITIES; PROCESS PARAMETERS; RESPONSE PARAMETERS; REVERSE ELECTRODIALYSIS; RIVER WATER; SALINITY POWER; THEORETICAL VALUES; THERMODYNAMIC EFFICIENCY;

ELECTRODIALYSIS; ENERGY DISSIPATION; ION EXCHANGE; ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; IONS; OSMOSIS; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; SEAWATER; SOLENOIDS; THERMODYNAMICS;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODIALYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; ION EXCHANGE; ION TRANSPORT; OSMOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 68949172407     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2009.05.047     Document Type: Article

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