Closed circuit desalination series no-4: High recovery low energy desalination of brackish water by a new single stage method without any loss of brine energy

Desalination and Water Treatment

Volumn 42, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 262-268

  Efraty, Avi ^a  

^a Desalitech Ltd   (Israel)

Author keywords

Closed circuit desalination with a side conduit; Commercial unit performance; High recovery; High salinity brackish water; Low energy without energy recovery; Reduced fouling

Indexed keywords

EID: 85025349269     PISSN: 19443994     EISSN: 19443986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19443994.2012.683001     Document Type: Review

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