Reducing energy consumption for seawater desalination through the application of reflux-recycle concepts from oil refining

Applied Mechanics and Materials

Volumn 295-298, Issue , 2013, Pages 1456-1462

  Ting, K E ^a   Ng, H T ^a   Li, H C ^a  

^a SINGAPORE POLYTECHNIC   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Desalination; Energy; Nanofiltration; Recycle; Reflux; Reverse osmosis

Indexed keywords

ENERGY; HYBRID MEMBRANE PROCESS; MEMBRANE DESALINATION; RECYCLE; REDUCING ENERGY CONSUMPTION; REFLUX; SEAWATER DESALINATION; SPECIFIC ENERGY CONSUMPTION;

DESALINATION; DISTILLATION; EFFLUENTS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; MEMBRANES; NANOFILTRATION; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SEAWATER; WATER FILTRATION;

RECYCLING;

EID: 84874841279     PISSN: 16609336     EISSN: 16627482     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.295-298.1456     Document Type: Conference Paper

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