Effect of operating parameters and membrane characteristics on air gap membrane distillation performance for the treatment of highly saline water

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 512, Issue , 2016, Pages 73-82

  Xu, Jingli ^a   Singh, Yogesh B ^a   Amy, Gary L ^a   Ghaffour, Noreddine ^a  

^a KING ABDULLAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Air gap membrane distillation (AGMD); Concentration polarization coefficient; Highly saline water desalination; MD membranes performance; Temperature polarization

Indexed keywords

DESALINATION; DISTILLATION; FLOW VELOCITY; MEMBRANES; POLARIZATION; PORE SIZE; WATER FILTRATION; WATER TREATMENT;

AIR GAP MEMBRANE DISTILLATION; CONCENTRATION POLARIZATION; MEMBRANE CHARACTERISTICS; OPERATING PARAMETERS; PROCESS PERFORMANCE; SALINE WATER DESALINATIONS; SALT CONCENTRATION; TEMPERATURE POLARIZATION;

SALINE WATER;

POLITEF; POLYPROPYLENE; POLYVINYLIDENE FLUORIDE; SALT WATER; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

AIR; AIR GAP MEMBRANE DISTILLATION; ARTICLE; BOUNDARY LAYER; DESALINATION; DISTILLATION; FLOW RATE; HEAT LOSS; HEAT TRANSFER; MEMBRANE; PERMEABILITY; POLARIZATION; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE; THICKNESS; VAPOR PRESSURE; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 84962833495     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2016.04.010     Document Type: Article

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