Study on air-bubbling strengthened membrane distillation process

Desalination and Water Treatment

Volumn 34, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 2-5

  Chunrui, Wu ^a   Yue, Jia ^a   Huayan, Chen ^a   Xuan, Wang ^a   Qijun, Gao ^a   Xiaolong, Lu ^a  

^a TIANJIN POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Air bubbling vacuum membrane distillation (AVMD); Desalination; Polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) hydrophobic membrane; Two phase flow

Indexed keywords

EID: 85024201665     PISSN: 19443994     EISSN: 19443986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5004/dwt.2011.2785     Document Type: Article

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