Comparison of configurations for high-recovery inland desalination systems

Water (Switzerland)

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 690-706

  Qiu, Tianyu ^a   Davies, Philip A ^a  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brackish water; Desalination; High recovery; Reverse osmosis; System design

Indexed keywords

BRACKISH GROUND WATER; BRACKISH WATER; BRACKISH WATER REVERSE OSMOSIS; EFFECTIVE APPROACHES; ENERGY RECOVERY DEVICES; INLAND DESALINATION; INNOVATIVE APPROACHES; SPECIFIC ENERGY CONSUMPTION;

DESALINATION; ENERGY UTILIZATION; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; RECOVERY; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SEAWATER EFFECTS; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; WATER SUPPLY;

WATER FILTRATION;

BRACKISH WATER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DESALINATION; ENERGY USE; GROUNDWATER; OSMOSIS; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 84878698000     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20734441     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/w4030690     Document Type: Article

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