Boron removal efficiency from Red Sea water using different SWRO/BWRO membranes

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 423-424, Issue , 2012, Pages 522-529

  Rahmawati, Karina ^a   Ghaffour, Noreddine ^a   Aubry, Cyril ^a   Amy, Gary L ^a  

^a KING ABDULLAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Boron removal; BWRO; Desalination; SWRO; Water quality standards

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE CONDITIONS; BORIC ACIDS; BORON CONCENTRATIONS; BORON REJECTION; BORON REMOVAL; BORON REMOVAL EFFICIENCY; BRACKISH WATER; BWRO; FRESH WATER; HIGH QUALITY; LOCAL REGULATIONS; MEMBRANE PERFORMANCE; NEGATIVELY CHARGED MEMBRANES; OPERATING CONDITION; OPERATIONAL CONSTRAINTS; RED SEA; SCALING CONTROL; SEAWATER REVERSE OSMOSIS; SINGLE PASS; SWRO; TRACE CONTAMINANTS; WATER QUALITY STANDARD;

ALKALINITY; BORON; DESALINATION; ENERGY UTILIZATION; INORGANIC ACIDS; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SEAWATER; WATER FILTRATION; WATER QUALITY;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

BORIC ACID; BORON; CALCIUM ION; FRESH WATER; MAGNESIUM ION; SEA WATER;

ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; BRACKISH WATER REVERSE OSMOSIS; DESALINATION; DISSOCIATION; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; MEMBRANE; PH; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SEAWATER REVERSE OSMOSIS; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 84867741235     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2012.09.004     Document Type: Article

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