Optimal design of split partial second pass reverse osmosis network for desalination applications

AIChE Journal

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 520-532

  Saif, Yousef ^a   Almansoori, Ali ^a   Elkamel, Ali ^b  

^a KHALIFA UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Mathematical modeling; Membrane separations; Process synthesis

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL PROGRAMMING MODELS; MEMBRANE SEPARATION; NETWORK DESIGN PROBLEMS; OPTIMAL ARRANGEMENT; PROCESS SYNTHESIS; SEAWATER DESALINATION; SPIRAL-WOUND MODULE; SUPERSTRUCTURE OPTIMIZATION;

DESALINATION; EXTRACTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATHEMATICAL PROGRAMMING; REVERSE OSMOSIS; WATER FILTRATION;

PRESSURE VESSELS;

EID: 84892439496     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: 15475905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.14271     Document Type: Article

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