RO concentrate treatment by a hybrid system consisting of a pellet reactor and electrodialysis

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 79, Issue , 2012, Pages 228-238

  Tran, Anh T K ^a,b   Zhang, Yang ^a   Jullok, Nora ^a,c   Meesschaert, Boudewijn ^a   Pinoy, Luc ^a   Van der Bruggen, Bart ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b HCM University of Technical Education   (Viet Nam)

^c UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA PERLIS   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Electrodialysis; Hybrid system; Pellet reactor; Precipitation; RO concentrate treatment; Zero liquid discharge

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM REMOVAL; HIGH CURRENTS; INITIAL PH; INTEGRATED SYSTEMS; PELLET REACTOR; RO CONCENTRATE; SUPERFICIAL VELOCITY; ZERO LIQUID DISCHARGES;

CALCIUM; ELECTRODIALYSIS; HYBRID SYSTEMS; LIQUIDS; PELLETIZING; REVERSE OSMOSIS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL);

EID: 84862688213     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2012.06.001     Document Type: Article

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