Pilot-scale nanofiltration system as post-treatment for fertilizer-drawn forward osmosis desalination for direct fertigation

Desalination and Water Treatment

Volumn 51, Issue 31-33, 2013, Pages 6265-6273

  Kim, Jung Eun ^a   Phuntsho, Sherub ^a   Shon, Ho Kyong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Desalination; Fertigation; Fertilizer draw solution; Forward osmosis (FO); Nanofiltration (NF); Nutrient concentration

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DESALINATION; FILTRATION; FLUX MEASUREMENT; IRRIGATION; NUTRIENT CYCLING; OSMOSIS; WASTE TREATMENT;

EID: 84886430084     PISSN: 19443994     EISSN: 19443986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19443994.2013.780804     Document Type: Article

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