Desalination by solar powered membrane distillation systems

Desalination

Volumn 308, Issue , 2013, Pages 186-197

  Qtaishat, Mohammed Rasool ^a   Banat, Fawzi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

^b KHALIFA UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Desalination; Membrane distillation; Solar collectors; Solar energy

Indexed keywords

BASIC PRINCIPLES; COST ESTIMATE; DESALINATION TECHNOLOGIES; ELECTRICITY INFRASTRUCTURE; HEAT AND ELECTRICITY; HUMAN NEEDS; LONG LASTING; LOW COSTS; LOW TEMPERATURES; MEMBRANE DISTILLATION; PRODUCED WATER; PV PANEL; REMOTE AREAS; SMALL SCALE; SOLAR-POWERED MEMBRANE DISTILLATIONS;

DESALINATION; DISTILLATION EQUIPMENT; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SOLAR COLLECTORS; SOLAR ENERGY;

WATER FILTRATION;

DESALINATION; DISTILLATION; MEMBRANE; SOLAR POWER; WATER TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 84870742425     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2012.01.021     Document Type: Article

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