Strategies for future research and development in desalination - Challenges ahead

Desalination

Volumn 248, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 218-224

  Sheikholeslami, R ^a  

^a Inst for Infrastructure and Environment   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Desalination; Fouling; Water and system characterization

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES; CHARACTERIZATION TECHNIQUES; DESALINATION TECHNOLOGIES; END-USERS; FEED WATER; FOULING POTENTIAL; FRESH WATER; HYDRODYNAMIC EFFECT; PRETREATMENT SYSTEMS; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; SYSTEM CHARACTERIZATION; WATER SOURCE;

FLUID DYNAMICS; OPTIMIZATION; PROCESS CONTROL; STRATEGIC PLANNING; WATER; WATER FILTRATION;

DESALINATION;

ANALYTICAL METHOD; DESALINATION; FOULING; FRESHWATER; HYDRODYNAMICS; OPTIMIZATION; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; RESOURCE SCARCITY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 70349627684     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2008.05.058     Document Type: Article

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