Reverse electrodialysis with saline waters and concentrated brines: A laboratory investigation towards technology scale-up

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 492, Issue , 2015, Pages 9-20

  Tedesco, M ^a   Brauns, E ^b   Cipollina, A ^a   Micale, G ^a   Modica, P ^a   Russo, G ^a   Helsen, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b FLEMISH INSTITUTE FOR TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH VITO   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Brackish water; Brine; RED; Salinity gradient power; Seawater

Indexed keywords

BRINES; SEAWATER;

BRACKISH WATER; CONCENTRATED BRINES; ENHANCEMENT OF POWER OUTPUTS; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; LABORATORY INVESTIGATIONS; RED; REVERSE ELECTRODIALYSIS; SALINITY GRADIENT POWER;

ELECTRODIALYSIS;

RIVER WATER; SEA WATER; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRODIALYSIS; FLOW RATE; FREQUENCY MODULATION; ION CONDUCTANCE; ION EXCHANGE; LIGHT EXPOSURE; MEMBRANE RESISTANCE; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; POLARIZATION; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE ELECTRODIALYSIS; SALINITY; SCALE UP; TEMPERATURE; VELOCITY;

EID: 84930944618     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2015.05.020     Document Type: Article

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