Flue gas desulfurization and humidification dehumidification in power plants

Desalination and Water Treatment

Volumn 37, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 337-349

  Ettouney, R S ^a   Fawzi, N A ^b   El Rifai, M A ^a   Ettouney, H M ^b  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Absorption; Dehumidifi cation; Desalination; Flue gas desulfurization; Humidifi cation; Modeling

Indexed keywords

EID: 85025377442     PISSN: 19443994     EISSN: 19443986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19443994.2012.661290     Document Type: Article

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