Seawater Reverse Osmosis Brines as a New Salt Source for the Chlor-Alkali Industry: Integration of NaCl Concentration by Electrodialysis

Solvent Extraction and Ion Exchange

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 322-332

  Casas, S ^a   Aladjem, C ^b   Cortina, J L ^a,c   Larrotcha, E ^c   Cremades, L V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b SOLVAY Ibérica SL ^*  (Spain)

^c CETAQUA ^*  (Spain)

Author keywords

chlor alkali; concentration; Electrodialysis; reuse; reverse osmosis brine; seawater

Indexed keywords

CHLOR-ALKALI; CHLOR-ALKALI INDUSTRY; CONCENTRATED SOLUTION; EFFECTIVE CONCENTRATION; NACL CONCENTRATION; POLYVALENT IONS; REUSE; SEAWATER REVERSE OSMOSIS;

BRINES; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ELECTRODIALYSIS; INDUSTRY; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SEAWATER;

SODIUM CHLORIDE;

EID: 84864615552     PISSN: 07366299     EISSN: 15322262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07366299.2012.686849     Document Type: Article

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