Technology for freeze concentration in the desalination industry

Desalination

Volumn 356, Issue , 2015, Pages 314-327

  Williams, Paul M ^a   Ahmad, Mansour ^b   Connolly, Benjamin S ^a   Oatley Radcliffe, Darren L ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b KUWAIT INSTITUTE FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Desalination; Direct; Eutectic; Freeze; Indirect

Indexed keywords

DESALINATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY RESOURCES; ENERGY UTILIZATION; EUTECTICS; FREEZING;

BASIC PRINCIPLES; COMPLEX PROBLEMS; CONCENTRATION FACTORS; DIRECT; FREEZE CONCENTRATION; FUTURE APPLICATIONS; INDIRECT; PILOT-SCALE STUDY;

MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DESALINATION; MEMBRANE; WASTE TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 84916607595     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2014.10.023     Document Type: Review

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