Saline waste disposal reuse for desalination plants for the chlor-alkali industry. The particular case of pozo izquierdo SWRO desalination plant

Desalination

Volumn 281, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 35-41

  Melian Martel N ^a   Sadhwani, J J ^a   Ovidio Perez Baez S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Brine; Chlor alkali; Desalination; Environmental impact; Membrane cells; Reverse osmosis

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE RAW MATERIAL; BRINE DISPOSAL; CANARY ISLANDS; CHLOR-ALKALI; CHLOR-ALKALI INDUSTRY; DESALINATION PLANT; HYDROGEN GAS; MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MEDITERRANEAN COUNTRIES; MEMBRANE CELLS; NEGATIVE IMPACTS; REVERSE OSMOSIS DESALINATION; SEAWATER DESALINATION; TREATMENT PHASIS; WATER SCARCITY;

CHLORINE; DESALINATION; ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; INDUSTRY; OSMOSIS; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SEAWATER; SODIUM CHLORIDE; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER FILTRATION;

WASTE DISPOSAL;

BRINE; DESALINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; SEAWATER; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE FACILITY;

CANARY ISLANDS; GRAN CANARIA; LAS PALMAS; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; SPAIN;

EID: 80054867709     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2011.07.040     Document Type: Article

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