Application of PVDF membranes in desalination and comparison of the VMD and DCMD processes

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 79, Issue , 2012, Pages 94-102

  Fan, Hongwei ^a   Peng, Yuelian ^a  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Desalination; Hydrophobicity; Mathematical modeling; Membranes; Polymer; Thermal efficiency

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS NACL SOLUTIONS; COLD SIDE; DESALINATION TECHNOLOGIES; DIRECT CONTACT; DOWNSTREAM PRESSURE; DUSTY GAS MODELS; FEED SOLUTION; FEED TEMPERATURE; FLAT-SHEET MEMBRANE; FRESH WATER; MASS TRANSFER MECHANISM; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; MEMBRANE DISTILLATION; OPERATING CONDITION; PERMEATE FLUX; PERMEATING FLUX; POLYVINYLIDENE FLUORIDE MEMBRANES; PVDF MEMBRANE; SURFACE HYDROPHOBICITY; THERMAL EFFICIENCY; WATER TEMPERATURES;

HYDROPHOBICITY; MEMBRANES; POLYMERS; SODIUM CHLORIDE; WATER FILTRATION; WATER SUPPLY;

DESALINATION;

EID: 84862322625     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2012.05.052     Document Type: Article

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