Scaling control during membrane distillation of coal seam gas reverse osmosis brine

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 493, Issue , 2015, Pages 673-682

  Duong, Hung C ^a   Gray, Stephen ^b   Duke, Mikel ^b   Cath, Tzahi Y ^c   Nghiem, Long D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Brine management; Chemical cleaning; Coal seam gas (CSG) produced water; Membrane distillation (MD); Scaling

Indexed keywords

CLEANING; COAL; COAL BED METHANE; COAL DEPOSITS; DEPOSITS; DISTILLATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; IONIZATION OF GASES; MEMBRANES; POLARIZATION; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SCALE (DEPOSITS); SILICATES; WATER TREATMENT;

BRINE MANAGEMENT; CONCENTRATION POLARISATION; MEMBRANE DISTILLATION; PRODUCED WATER; REVERSE OSMOSIS TREATMENTS; SCALING; SPARINGLY SOLUBLE SALT; SURFACE HYDROPHOBICITY;

CHEMICAL CLEANING;

CALCIUM CARBONATE; INORGANIC SALT; TAP WATER; WATER;

ARTICLE; COAL POWER; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONDUCTANCE; CONTACT ANGLE; DESALINATION; DISTILLATION; EVAPORATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; MEMBRANE; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SALINITY; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 84937850288     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2015.07.038     Document Type: Article

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