Theoretical power density from salinity gradients using reverse electrodialysis

Energy Procedia

Volumn 20, Issue , 2012, Pages 170-184

  Vermaas, David A ^a,b   Guler, Enver ^a,b   Saakes, Michel ^b   Nijmeijer, Kitty ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^b EUROPEAN CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE FOR SUSTAINABLE WATER TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Boundary layer; Ion exchange membranes; Profiled membranes; Reverse electrodialysis; Salinity gradient energy; Spacers

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872680228     PISSN: 18766102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2012.03.018     Document Type: Conference Paper

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