Closed circuit desalination series no-2: New affordable technology for sea water desalination of low energy and high flux using short modules without need of energy recovery

Desalination and Water Treatment

Volumn 42, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 189-196

  Efraty, Avi ^a   Barak, Ran Natanel ^a   Gal, Zviel ^a  

^a Desalitech Ltd   (Israel)

Author keywords

Closed circuit desalination; High flux low energy; High recovery; No energy recovery; Reduced fouling; Sea water

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860648351     PISSN: 19443994     EISSN: 19443986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19443994.2012.683141     Document Type: Article

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