Rearrangement of membrane elements in the pressure vessels for optimum utilization of reverse osmosis process

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 48-54

  Madaeni, S S ^a   Afshar, M ^b   Jaafarzadeh, N ^c   Tarkian, F ^d   Ghasemipanah, K ^d  

^a RAZI UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^c AHVAZ JUNDISHAPUR UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF PETROLEUM INDUSTRY RIPI   (Iran)

Author keywords

Membrane; Module; Pressure vessel; Rearrangement; Reverses osmosis

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL FOULING; COLLOIDAL FOULING; CONCENTRATION POLARIZATION; DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURES; EXPENSIVE PARTS; FIELD STUDIES; LIFE-TIMES; MEMBRANE ELEMENTS; MEMBRANE PERFORMANCE; MODULE; PETROCHEMICAL COMPANY; REARRANGEMENT; REVERSES OSMOSIS; USEFUL LIFE;

DESALINATION; FOULING; PRESSURE VESSELS; REVERSE OSMOSIS; WATER TREATMENT;

MEMBRANES;

EID: 78651502606     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2010.04.021     Document Type: Article

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