State of the art and review on the treatment technologies of water reverse osmosis concentrates

Water Research

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 267-283

  Perez Gonzalez A ^a   Urtiaga, A M ^a   Ibanez R ^a   Ortiz, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Nutrient recovery; Pollutant load reduction; Reverse osmosis concentrates; Salt recovery; Volume reduction

Indexed keywords

DESALINATION; ECOSYSTEMS; MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; PILOT PLANTS; RECOVERY; REVERSE OSMOSIS; WATER TREATMENT;

ADVANCED OXIDATION TECHNOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS; NUTRIENT RECOVERY; POLLUTANT LOADS; REVERSE OSMOSIS CONCENTRATES; TREATMENT TECHNOLOGIES; VOLUME REDUCTIONS; ZERO LIQUID DISCHARGES;

EFFLUENTS;

INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENT; ORGANIC COMPOUND;

BRINE; CRYSTALLIZATION; DISCHARGE; EFFLUENT; EVAPORATION; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MEMBRANE; MINING INDUSTRY; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; OSMOSIS; POLLUTANT SOURCE; PURIFICATION; SALT; VOLUME; WASTE DISPOSAL; WATER DEMAND; WATER TREATMENT;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; CRYSTALLIZATION; DESALINATION; EVAPORATION; MINING; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE OSMOSIS; REVIEW; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; WATER POLLUTANT;

EID: 84355161951     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2011.10.046     Document Type: Review

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