High performance PTFE and pp membranes for red sea water desalination using direct contact membrane distillation

AMTA/AWWA Membrane Technology Conference and Exposition 2013

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 908-924

  Francis, Lijo ^a   Al Saadi, Ahmad ^a   Maab, Husnul ^a   Nunes, Suzana ^a   Ghaffour, Noreddine ^a   Amy, Gary ^a  

^a KING ABDULLAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Commercial MD membranes; DCMD module; Membrane scaling; Seawater desalination; Water vapor flux

Indexed keywords

DCMD MODULE; DIRECT CONTACT MEMBRANE DISTILLATION; FEED INLET TEMPERATURE; FLAT SHEET MEMBRANES; MEMBRANE SCALING; OPTIMIZED CONDITIONS; SEAWATER DESALINATION; WATER VAPOR FLUX;

DEIONIZED WATER; DESALINATION; MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY; PORE SIZE; PROPYLENE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WATER FILTRATION; WATER VAPOR;

SEAWATER;

EID: 84890418991     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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