Advanced treatment options to remove boron from seawater

Desalination and Water Treatment

Volumn 46, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 285-294

  Akerman, Elena Borokhov ^a   Simhon, Michal V ^a   Gitis, Vitaly ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Boric acid; Distillation; High pressure membrane; Seawater desalination

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862145087     PISSN: 19443994     EISSN: 19443986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19443994.2012.677516     Document Type: Review

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