Preliminary studies of seawater desalination using forward osmosis

Desalination and Water Treatment

Volumn 7, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 41-46

  Low, S C ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Ammonia carbon dioxide draw fluid; Cellulose triacetate membrane; Forward osmosis; Internal concentration polarization; Osmotic de swelling

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954208508     PISSN: 19443994     EISSN: 19443986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5004/dwt.2009.698     Document Type: Article

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