Researching and modelling the dependence of MD flux on membrane dimension for scale-up purpose

Desalination and Water Treatment

Volumn 31, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 144-150

  Zhang, Jianhua ^a   Li, Jun De ^a   Gray, Stephen ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Direct contact membrane distillation; Modelling

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052470677     PISSN: 19443994     EISSN: 19443986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5004/dwt.2011.2373     Document Type: Article

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