Simulation of heavy metal extraction in membrane contactors using computational fluid dynamics

Desalination

Volumn 281, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 422-428

  Marjani, Azam ^a   Shirazian, Saeed ^a  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Computational fluid dynamics; Extraction; Heavy metals; Numerical simulation

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION DISTRIBUTIONS; CONSERVATION EQUATIONS; COPPER EXTRACTION; GOVERNING EQUATIONS; HEAVY METAL EXTRACTION; HYDROPHOBIC POLYMERS; MEMBRANE CONTACTOR; MICRO POROUS MEMBRANES; PROCESS PARAMETERS; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; SIMULATION RESULT; WATER CONTAMINANTS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EXTRACTION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HEAVY METALS; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HEAVY METAL; MASS TRANSFER; MEMBRANE; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SOLUTE TRANSPORT; WASTE TREATMENT;

EID: 80054849401     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2011.08.032     Document Type: Article

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