Limits of power production due to finite membrane area in pressure retarded osmosis

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 468, Issue , 2014, Pages 81-89

  Banchik, Leonardo D ^a   Sharqawy, Mostafa H ^b   Lienhard, John H ^a  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Concentration polarization; Effectiveness mass transfer units; Heat and mass transfer analogy; Pressure retarded osmosis

Indexed keywords

BEAMS AND GIRDERS; HYDRAULIC FLUIDS; MASS TRANSFER; POLARIZATION;

ANALYTICAL EXPRESSIONS; CONCENTRATION POLARIZATION; ECONOMIC CONSIDERATIONS; EFFECTIVENESS-MASS TRANSFER UNITS; HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER ANALOGY; OSMOTIC PRESSURE DIFFERENCES; PRESSURE RETARDED OSMOSIS (PRO); PRESSURE-RETARDED OSMOSIS;

OSMOSIS;

ARTICLE; MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; OSMOSIS; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; POLARIZATION; POWER SUPPLY; PRESSURE RETARDED OSMOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALINITY; WATER PERMEABILITY; WATER TRANSPORT;

EID: 84902481572     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2014.05.021     Document Type: Article

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