Reuse and minimization of desalination brines: A review of alternatives

Desalination and Water Treatment

Volumn 39, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 137-148

  Rodríguez delanuez, Fernando ^a   Franquiz Suárez, Nut ^b   Santiago, Dunia Esther ^a   Veza, José Miguel ^a   Sadhwani, Jose Jaime ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

^b AGBAR   (Spain)

Author keywords

Brine; Discharge; Reduction; Reverse osmosis; Valorization; Zero discharge

Indexed keywords

EID: 85025349523     PISSN: 19443994     EISSN: 19443986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19443994.2012.669168     Document Type: Article

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