Analysis of Salt Accumulation in a Forward Osmosis System

Separation Science and Technology (Philadelphia)

Volumn 47, Issue 13, 2012, Pages 1837-1848

  Lay, Winson C L ^a,b   Zhang, Jinsong ^a   Tang, Chuyang ^a,b   Wang, Rong ^a,b   Liu, Y ^a,b   Fane, Anthony G ^a,b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

draw solute transmission; Forward Osmosis (FO); fouling and secondary layer; Osmotic Membrane Bioreactor (OMBR); salt accumulation

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FORWARD OSMOSIS; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; RETENTATE; REVERSE DIFFUSION; SOLIDS RETENTION TIME; SYSTEM BEHAVIORS; WATER PERMEABILITY;

BIOREACTORS;

OSMOSIS;

EID: 84865821971     PISSN: 01496395     EISSN: 15205754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01496395.2012.692423     Document Type: Article

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