Application of Membrane Distillation for desalting brines from thermal desalination plants

Desalination

Volumn 314, Issue , 2013, Pages 101-108

  Adham, Samer ^a   Hussain, Altaf ^a   Matar, Joel Minier ^a   Dores, Raul ^a   Janson, Arnold ^a  

^a Qatar Science and Technology Park   (Qatar)

Author keywords

Bench scale; Membrane Distillation; Pilot plant; Seawater; Thermal desalination brine

Indexed keywords

ARABIAN GULF; BENCH SCALE; CONCENTRATED BRINES; CONOCOPHILLIPS; FIELD CONDITIONS; FRESH WATER PRODUCTION; HIGH QUALITY; HIGH SALINITY BRINES; HYDROPHOBIC MEMBRANE; LOW-GRADE WASTE HEAT; MEMBRANE DISTILLATION; OPERATING CONDITION; PILOT SCALE; PROCESS ECONOMICS; PRODUCT WATERS; QATAR UNIVERSITY; SALINE SOLUTIONS; TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS; THERMAL DESALINATION; THERMAL DESALINATION PLANT; UNIQUE FEATURES; VAPOR PRESSURE DIFFERENCES; WATER COMPANIES; WATER SUSTAINABILITY;

DESALINATION; PILOT PLANTS; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; SEAWATER; WASTE HEAT; WATER FILTRATION; WATER QUALITY;

BRINES;

BRINE; DESALINATION; DISTILLATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; MEMBRANE; OSMOSIS; SALINITY; SEAWATER; VAPOR PRESSURE; WATER QUALITY;

ARABIAN SEA; INDIAN OCEAN; PERSIAN GULF; QATAR;

EID: 84873741332     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2013.01.003     Document Type: Article

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