Membrane assisted crystallization using reverse osmosis: Influence of solubility characteristics on experimental application and energy saving potential

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 65, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 2689-2699

  Lakerveld, Richard ^a   Kuhn, Jelan ^a   Kramer, Herman J M ^a   Jansens, Peter J ^a   Grievink, Johan ^b  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Crystallization; Energy; Evaporation; Membranes; Reverse osmosis; Supersaturation

Indexed keywords

ADIPIC ACIDS; AMMONIUM SULPHATE; CONCENTRATION POLARIZATION; CRYSTALLIZATION ENERGY; ENERGY; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENERGY SAVING POTENTIAL; EVAPORATIVE CRYSTALLIZATION; EXPERIMENTAL APPLICATION; EXPERIMENTAL SETUP; HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MEMBRANE SURFACE; OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE; RO PROCESS; SOLUBILITY CHARACTERISTICS; SOLVENT EVAPORATION; THEORETICAL STUDY; TWO MODEL SYSTEMS;

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; CRYSTALLIZATION; EVAPORATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SOLUBILITY; SUPERSATURATION; TERNARY SYSTEMS; VAPORS;

OSMOSIS MEMBRANES;

EID: 77649183409     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2010.01.002     Document Type: Article

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