Water desalination by forward (direct) osmosis phenomenon: A comprehensive review

Desalination

Volumn 374, Issue , 2015, Pages 47-69

  Qasim, Muhammad ^a   Darwish, Naif A ^a   Sarp, Sarper ^b   Hilal, Nidal ^b,c  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF SHARJAH   (United Arab Emirates)

^b HAMAD BIN KHALIFA UNIVERSITY   (Qatar)

^c SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Desalination; Direct osmosis; Draw solution; Forward osmosis

Indexed keywords

DESALINATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; MEMBRANE FOULING; POTABLE WATER; WATER FILTRATION;

DIRECT OSMOSIS; DRAW SOLUTIONS; ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGIES; FORWARD OSMOSIS; OSMOTIC PRESSURE DIFFERENCES; PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE; PRESSURE DRIVEN MEMBRANES; SEMI-PERMEABLE MEMBRANES;

OSMOSIS;

DESALINATION; FOULING; MEMBRANE; OSMOSIS; WATER TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 84957879288     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2015.07.016     Document Type: Review

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