Treatment of saline solutions using Air Gap Membrane Distillation: Experimental study

Desalination

Volumn 323, Issue , 2013, Pages 2-7

  Alkhudhiri, Abdullah ^a   Darwish, Naif ^b   Hilal, Nidal ^a,c  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF SHARJAH   (United Arab Emirates)

^c KHALIFA UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Air Gap Membrane Distillation (AGMD); Desalination; Operating parameters

Indexed keywords

AIR GAP MEMBRANE DISTILLATION; COOLANT TEMPERATURE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; FEED CONCENTRATION; MAGNESIUM CHLORIDES; MEMBRANE PORE SIZE; OPERATING PARAMETERS; SODIUM CHLORIDE (NACL);

COOLANTS; DESALINATION; ENERGY UTILIZATION; FLOW RATE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; WATER FILTRATION;

PORE SIZE;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DESALINATION; DISTILLATION; MEMBRANE; SALT; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EID: 84880329227     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2012.09.010     Document Type: Article

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