Vacuum membrane distillation processes for aqueous solution treatment-A review

Chemical Engineering and Processing - Process Intensification

Volumn 74, Issue , 2013, Pages 27-54

  Chiam, Chel Ken ^a   Sarbatly, Rosalam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA SABAH   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Aqueous solutions; Energy and cost; Heat and mass transfer; Membrane module; Vacuum membrane distillation

Indexed keywords

DESALINATION; DISTILLATION; ENERGY UTILIZATION; HEAT TRANSFER; LIQUEFIED GASES; MASS TRANSFER; PHASE INTERFACES; SOLUTIONS; VACUUM APPLICATIONS;

ENERGY AND COST; ENERGY CONSUMPTION AND PRODUCTION; HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER; LIQUID-GAS SEPARATION; MEMBRANE MODULE; MULTICOMPONENT TRANSPORT; SEPARATION TECHNOLOGIES; VACUUM MEMBRANE DISTILLATION;

GAS PERMEABLE MEMBRANES;

EID: 84890321257     PISSN: 02552701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cep.2013.10.002     Document Type: Review

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