Energy consumption for desalination - A comparison of forward osmosis with reverse osmosis, and the potential for perfect membranes

Desalination

Volumn 377, Issue , 2016, Pages 138-151

  Mazlan, Nur Muna ^a   Peshev, Dimitar ^b   Livingston, Andrew G ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY AND METALLURGY   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Desalination; Energy consumption; Forward osmosis; Membrane processes; Reverse osmosis

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL CLEANING; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; DESALINATION; ENERGY UTILIZATION; MEMBRANES; RECOVERY; REVERSE OSMOSIS; WATER RESOURCES;

FORWARD OSMOSIS; FOULING PROPENSITIES; MEMBRANE PROCESS; PRESSURE DRIVEN MEMBRANES; PROCESS CONDITION; SPECIFIC ENERGY CONSUMPTION; UBIQUITOUS TECHNOLOGY; WATER STRESSED COUNTRIES;

OSMOSIS MEMBRANES;

DESALINATION; ENERGY USE; MEMBRANE; MODELING; OSMOSIS; PURIFICATION; SIMULATION;

POLYGALA INCARNATA;

EID: 84942274981     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2015.08.011     Document Type: Article

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