Solar desalination by membrane distillation: Dispersion in energy consumption analysis and water production costs (a review)

Desalination

Volumn 308, Issue , 2013, Pages 89-101

  Khayet, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Desalination; Energy consumption; Gained output ratio; Membrane distillation; Solar energy; Water production cost

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICAL ANALYSIS; ENERGY ANALYSIS; ENERGY CONSUMPTION ANALYSIS; GAINED OUTPUT RATIO; MEMBRANE DISTILLATION; NONISOTHERMAL; SEPARATION PROCESS; SOLAR DESALINATION; SPECIFIC ENERGY CONSUMPTION; STANDARD METHOD; WATER PRODUCTION COST;

COSTS; DESALINATION; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; SEPARATION; SOLAR ENERGY; WATER FILTRATION;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DESALINATION; DISPERSION; DISTILLATION; ENERGY USE; MEMBRANE; SEPARATION; SOLAR POWER;

EID: 84870758735     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2012.07.010     Document Type: Article

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