A natural driven membrane process for brackish and wastewater treatment: Photovoltaic powered ED and FO hybrid system

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 18, 2013, Pages 10548-10555

  Zhang, Yang ^a,d   Pinoy, Luc ^a,b   Meesschaert, Boudewijn ^a,c   Van Der Bruggen, Bart ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b Laboratory for Chemical Process Technology   (Belgium)

^c Katholieke Hogeschool Brugge Oostende   (Belgium)

^d FLEMISH INSTITUTE FOR TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH VITO   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HIGH QUALITY WATER; HYBRID MEMBRANE SYSTEM; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; WASTEWATER EFFLUENTS; WATER PRODUCTION COST; WATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS;

DESALINATION; ECONOMICS; GROUNDWATER; HYBRID SYSTEMS; INVESTMENTS; POTABLE WATER; SOLAR ENERGY; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER FILTRATION;

EFFLUENTS;

CARBONIC ACID; CATION; DRINKING WATER;

CARBONATE; CATION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DESALINATION; DRINKING WATER; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; ELECTROKINESIS; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; MEMBRANE; OSMOSIS; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; RECYCLING; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SOLAR POWER; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; COLLOID; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ELECTRODIALYSIS; ENERGY BALANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MEMBRANE; OSMOSIS; PARTICLE SIZE; RENEWABLE ENERGY; SOLAR ENERGY; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

DRINKING WATER; ION EXCHANGE RESINS; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; OSMOSIS; PHOTOCHEMICAL PROCESSES; SALINITY; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SUNLIGHT; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WASTE WATER; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84884255783     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es402534m     Document Type: Article

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