Forward osmosis: Understanding the hype

Reviews in Chemical Engineering

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 1-12

  Van Der Bruggen, Bart ^a   Luis, Patricia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

concentration polarization; desalination; draw solution; forward osmosis; irrigation; membrane technology; wastewater treatment; water treatment

Indexed keywords

DESALINATION; IRRIGATION; MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY; OSMOSIS; POLARIZATION; POTABLE WATER; WATER TREATMENT;

CONCENTRATION POLARIZATION; DESALINATION TECHNOLOGIES; DRAW SOLUTIONS; FORWARD OSMOSIS; FORWARD OSMOSIS MEMBRANES; PROCESS ECONOMICS; RESEARCH ACTIVITIES; RESEARCH CHALLENGES;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

EID: 84922435251     PISSN: 01678299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/revce-2014-0033     Document Type: Review

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