Overview of pressure-retarded osmosis (PRO) process and hybrid application to sea water reverse osmosis process

Desalination and Water Treatment

Volumn 43, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 193-200

  Kim, Jihye ^a   Lee, Jijung ^a   Kim, Joon Ha ^a  

^a Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Power density; Pressure retarded osmosis; Renewable energy; Salinity gradient power; SWRO PRO hybrid system; SWRO PRO WWT system

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861159763     PISSN: 19443994     EISSN: 19443986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19443994.2012.672170     Document Type: Review

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