Immediate assisted solar direct contact membrane distillation in saline water desalination

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 358, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 122-130

  Chen, Tsung Ching ^a   Ho, Chii Dong ^a  

^a TAMKANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Direct contact membrane distillation; Productivity improvement; Pure water; Saline water desalination; Solar collector; Temperature polarization

Indexed keywords

ABSORBER PLATES; COLD STREAMS; DIRECT CONTACT MEMBRANE DISTILLATION; ENERGY MODEL; ENERGY SOURCE; FLOWING FLUID; GLASS COVERS; HIGH PURITY; KNUDSEN DIFFUSION; MEMBRANE COEFFICIENTS; MEMBRANE DISTILLATION; MEMBRANE FLUXES; PRODUCTIVITY IMPROVEMENTS; PURE WATER; TEMPERATURE POLARIZATION; THEORETICAL PREDICTION; VISCOUS-FLOW MODELS; WATER PRODUCTIVITY;

DESALINATION; DISTILLATION; MEMBRANES; POLARIZATION; PRODUCTIVITY; SOLAR ABSORBERS; SOLAR COLLECTORS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR HEATING; WATER FILTRATION;

SALINE WATER;

WATER;

ARTICLE; DESALINATION; DIFFUSION; DIRECT CONTACT MEMBRANE DISTILLATION; DISTILLATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEASUREMENT; MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLAR ENERGY; TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; THEORETICAL MODEL; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 77953336332     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2010.04.037     Document Type: Article

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