Process evaluation of intermediate chemical demineralization for water recovery enhancement in production-scale brackish water desalting

Desalination

Volumn 272, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 36-45

  Gabelich, Christopher J ^a   Rahardianto, Anditya ^b   Northrup, C Robert ^c   Yun, Tae I ^a   Cohen, Yoram ^b  

^a METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Burns and Roe Services Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical demineralization; High recovery RO; Precipitation softening; Reverse osmosis

Indexed keywords

BARIUM SULFATE; BRACKISH WATER; CALCIUM SULFATE; CATION REMOVAL; COLORADO RIVER; DESIGN AND OPERATIONS; DUAL-MEDIA FILTRATION; EFFLUENT TURBIDITY; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; HIGH-RECOVERY RO; INTERMEDIATE CHEMICALS; MINERAL SALTS; PRE-DETERMINED PROCESS; PRECIPITATION SOFTENING; PROCESS EVALUATION; SET-POINT; SILICA SCALING; SILT DENSITY INDEX; WATER RECOVERY;

BARIUM; CALCIUM CARBONATE; DESALINATION; DEWATERING; MICROFILTRATION; POSITIVE IONS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); PROCESS ENGINEERING; RECOVERY; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SECONDARY RECOVERY; SILICA; TURBIDITY;

EFFLUENTS;

BRACKISH WATER; DESALINATION; EFFLUENT; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; FILTRATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; OSMOSIS; PH; SOLUBILITY; TURBIDITY;

COLORADO RIVER [NORTH AMERICA];

EID: 79952622518     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2010.12.050     Document Type: Article

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