A novel low energy fertilizer driven forward osmosis desalination for direct fertigation: Evaluating the performance of fertilizer draw solutions

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 375, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 172-181

  Phuntsho, Sherub ^a   Shon, Ho Kyong ^a   Hong, Seungkwan ^b   Lee, Sangyoup ^b   Vigneswaran, Saravanamuthu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Korea University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Desalination; Draw solution; Fertigation; Fertilizer; Forward osmosis

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL FERTILIZERS; DESALINATED WATER; DRAW SOLUTION; FERTIGATIONS; FORWARD OSMOSIS; INITIAL ESTIMATION; LOW ENERGIES; OSMOTIC POTENTIAL; PURE WATER; SOLUTE FLUX; WATER FLUX;

DESALINATION; OSMOSIS; SEAWATER; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; WATER FILTRATION;

FERTILIZERS;

AMMONIUM CHLORIDE; AMMONIUM MAGNESIUM PHOSPHATE; AMMONIUM NITRATE; AMMONIUM SULFATE; FERTILIZER; MINERAL WATER; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; POTASSIUM NITRATE; SEA WATER; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SODIUM NITRATE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESALINATION; FERTIGATION; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); NONHUMAN; OSMOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY;

EID: 79955863537     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2011.03.038     Document Type: Article

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