Wind-Aided Intensified eVaporation (WAIV) and Membrane Crystallizer (MCr) integrated brackish water desalination process: Advantages and drawbacks

Desalination

Volumn 273, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 127-135

  Macedonio, F ^a   Katzir, L ^b   Geisma, N ^b   Simone, S ^a   Drioli, E ^a,c   Gilron, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^c Hanyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Desalination operations; Integrated membrane processes; Membrane Crystallizer; Wind Aided Intensified eVaporation

Indexed keywords

ANTI-SCALANTS; ANTISCALANT; BRACKISH WATER; BRINE DISCHARGE; CARBONATE PRECIPITATION; CONCENTRATE DISPOSAL; DESALINATION SYSTEMS; INTEGRATED MEMBRANE PROCESSES; ORGANIC CONTAMINANT; PRE-TREATMENTS; RAW WATER; RECOVERY FACTORS; RESEARCH ACTIVITIES; RO CONCENTRATE; RO PROCESS; TECHNICAL FEASIBILITY; WATER SHORTAGES;

CALCIUM CARBONATE; CRYSTALLIZERS; DESALINATION; EVAPORATION; INTEGRATION; PHASE TRANSITIONS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); RECOVERY; WATER FILTRATION; WATER SUPPLY;

MEMBRANES;

BRACKISH WATER; BRINE; DESALINATION; EVAPORATION; MEMBRANE; OSMOSIS;

EID: 79953047846     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2010.12.002     Document Type: Article

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