Review of material selection and corrosion in seawater reverse osmosis desalination plants

Desalination and Water Treatment

Volumn 31, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 121-133

  Larché, Nicolas ^a   Dézerville, Philippe ^b  

^a FRENCH CORROSION INSTITUTE   (France)

^b Veolia Eau Compagnie Generale des Eaux   (France)

Author keywords

Corrosion; Metallic materials; Reverse osmosis desalination; Seawater; Stainless steels

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052453691     PISSN: 19443994     EISSN: 19443986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5004/dwt.2011.2362     Document Type: Review

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