Potential of membrane distillation - A comprehensive review

International Journal of Water

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 317-346

  AlHathal Al Anezi, Adnan ^a,b   Sharif, Adel O ^a   Sanduk, Mohammed I ^a   Khan, Abdul Rahman ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b The Public Authority for Applied Education and Training   (Kuwait)

^c KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Fouling and long term performance; MD; MD configurations; MD energy and economic; Membrane distillation; Membrane modules; Parameters effecting MD

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; DISTILLATION; MASS TRANSFER; MEMBRANES; MENDELEVIUM; PHASE SEPARATION; SOLAR ENERGY;

HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER; LONG TERM PERFORMANCE; MEMBRANE CHARACTERISTICS; MEMBRANE DISTILLATION; MEMBRANE MODULE; OPERATING PARAMETERS; SEMI-PERMEABLE MEMBRANES; SEPARATION TECHNOLOGIES;

GEOTHERMAL ENERGY;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; DISTILLATION; FOULING; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; MASS TRANSFER; MEMBRANE; SEPARATION;

EID: 84885035649     PISSN: 14656620     EISSN: 17415322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJW.2013.056674     Document Type: Review

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