Desalination of geothermal waters using a hybrid UF-RO process. Part II: Membrane scaling after pilot-scale tests

Desalination

Volumn 319, Issue , 2013, Pages 107-114

  Tomaszewska, Barbara ^a   Bodzek, Michał ^b,c  

^a MINERAL AND ENERGY ECONOMY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

^b SILESIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^c INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING   (Poland)

Author keywords

Desalination; Geothermal water; Membrane; Reverse osmosis; Scaling

Indexed keywords

BRACKISH WATER REVERSE OSMOSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; CONCENTRATION POLARISATION; ELECTRON SCANNING MICROSCOPES; GEOCHEMICAL MODELLING; GEOTHERMAL WATER; REVERSE OSMOSIS SYSTEMS; SCALING;

ALUMINOSILICATES; BARITE; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); HYDROXYAPATITE; LASERS; MEMBRANES; QUARTZ; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEDIMENTS; STRONTIUM COMPOUNDS; ULTRAFILTRATION; WATER FILTRATION;

DESALINATION;

BRACKISH WATER; DESALINATION; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; MEMBRANE; MODELING; OSMOSIS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; ULTRAFILTRATION;

EID: 84877601622     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2013.01.030     Document Type: Article

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