Perspective and Roadmap of Energy-Efficient Desalination Integrated with Nanomaterials

Separation and Purification Reviews

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2018, Pages 124-141

  Goh, P S ^a   Ismail, A F ^a   Matsuura, T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

desalination; energy; Nanomaterials; roadmap

Indexed keywords

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; INDUSTRIAL WATER TREATMENT; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; WATER TREATMENT;

DESALINATION TECHNOLOGIES; ECONOMIC COMPETITIVENESS; ENERGY; FUTURE PERSPECTIVES; RESEARCH COMMUNITIES; ROADMAP; STATE-OF-THE ART REVIEWS; SUSTAINABLE SOLUTION;

DESALINATION;

EID: 85042121087     PISSN: 15422119     EISSN: 15422127     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15422119.2017.1335214     Document Type: Review

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