Optimization of hybrid system consisting of forward osmosis and reverse osmosis: A monte carlo simulation approach

Desalination and Water Treatment

Volumn 43, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 274-280

  Park, Seung Min ^a   Koo, Jae Wuk ^a   Choi, Young Kwon ^a   Lee, Sangho ^a   Sohn, Jinsik ^a   Hwang, Tae Mun ^b  

^a Kookmin University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Draw solutes; Forward osmosis; Hybrid process; Monte carlo simulation; Optimization; Reverse osmosis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861123908     PISSN: 19443994     EISSN: 19443986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19443994.2012.672196     Document Type: Article

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