Three dimensionless parameters influencing the optimal membrane orientation for forward osmosis

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 458, Issue , 2014, Pages 104-110

  McGovern, Ronan K ^a   Mizerak, Jordan P ^a   Zubair, Syed M ^b   Lienhard V, John H ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Desalination; Fertigation; Forward osmosis; Hydraulic fracturing; Membrane orientation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894243628     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2014.01.061     Document Type: Article

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