Application of dissolved air flotation as pretreatment of seawater desalination

Desalination and Water Treatment

Volumn 33, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 261-266

  Kim, Seung Hyun ^a   Min, Choong Sik ^a   Lee, Seockheon ^b  

^a Kyungnam University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Dissolved air flotation; Dual media filtration; Pretreatment; Seawater desalination

Indexed keywords

EID: 80054911219     PISSN: 19443994     EISSN: 19443986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5004/dwt.2011.2650     Document Type: Article

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