Renewable energy powered membrane technology: A leapfrog approach to rural water treatment in developing countries?

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 40, Issue , 2014, Pages 542-556

  Schäfer, Andrea I ^a,b,c   Hughes, Gordon ^d   Richards, Bryce S ^a,e,f  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b NELSON MANDELA AFRICAN INSTITUTION OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Tanzania)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^e KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^f HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cost; Membrane technology; Renewable energy; sub Saharan Africa; Water quality; Water supply

Indexed keywords

COST ESTIMATING; COSTS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ECONOMICS; LOCATION; POTABLE WATER; RURAL AREAS; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT; MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY;

CHEMICAL CONTAMINANTS; LOCATION DEPENDENTS; OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; SAFE DRINKING WATER; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; SUSTAINABILITY ISSUES; WATER TREATMENT TECHNOLOGIES;

MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY; COSTS;

EID: 84906517960     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2014.07.164     Document Type: Review

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