Application of a hybrid UF-Ro process to geothermal water desalination. concentrate disposal and cost analysis

Archives of Environmental Protection

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 137-151

  Tomaszewska, Barbara ^a   Pajak, Leszek ^a   Bodzek, Michal ^b,c  

^a MINERAL AND ENERGY ECONOMY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

^b SILESIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^c INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING   (Poland)

Author keywords

concentrate disposal; costs analysis; Desalination; geothermal water; reverse osmosis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84919617506     PISSN: 03248461     EISSN: 20834810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/aep-2014-0033     Document Type: Article

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