A scaling mitigation approach during direct contact membrane distillation

Separation and Purification Technology

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 315-322

  Nghiem, Long D ^a   Cath, Tzahi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Brine treatment; Direct contact membrane distillation; Gypsum; Induction time; Membrane scaling

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CARBONATE; DISTILLATION; GYPSUM; SILICATES; SOLUTIONS;

BRINE TREATMENT; DIRECT CONTACT MEMBRANE DISTILLATION; EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS; INDUCTION PERIODS; INDUCTION TIME; MEMBRANE SCALING; MEMBRANE SURFACE; SPARINGLY SOLUBLE SALT;

MEMBRANES; CALCIUM CARBONATE;

EID: 84865759424     PISSN: 13835866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2011.05.013     Document Type: Article

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