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Reverse osmosis desalination: Water sources, technology, and today's challenges

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Key parameters of an RO process and process modifications due to feed water characteristics are brought to light by a direct comparison of seawater and brackish water RO systems.
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This article is published in Water Research.The article was published on 2009-05-01. It has received 2665 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Reverse osmosis plant & Desalination.

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Surface micro-patterning as a promising platform towards novel polyamide thin-film composite membranes of superior performance

TL;DR: In this paper, micro-patterned polyamide (PA) thin-film composite (TFC) membranes are successfully fabricated using two microfabrication methods, combined processes of vapor-and non-solvent-induced phase separation micro-molding, as well as micro-imprinting lithography.
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Aquafoldmer-Based Aquaporin-like Synthetic Water Channel.

TL;DR: It is demonstrated that a 20% enlargement in angstrom-scale pore volume could effect a remarkable enhancement in macroscopic water transport profile by 15 folds, which gives rise to a powerful synthetic water channel able to transport water at a speed of 3 x 109 H2O•s-1•channel-1 with high rejection of NaCl and KCl.
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Salt separation from water using graphene oxide nanochannels: A molecular dynamics simulation study

TL;DR: In this article, molecular dynamics simulations were carried out to elucidate the filtration efficiency and water structure in GO nanochannels of varying oxidation degree (from 0% to 40%) and interlayer spacing.
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Potential of electrodialytic techniques in brackish desalination and recovery of industrial process water for reuse

TL;DR: In this paper, the use of traditional electrodialysis as well as electrodeionization for the removal of contaminant ions from brackish water and samples from industrial sources was investigated.
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Highly hydrophilic and antifouling nanofiltration membrane incorporated with water-dispersible composite activated carbon/chitosan nanoparticles

TL;DR: In this paper, composite activated carbon/chitosan nanoparticles (ACh) were synthesized by dipping and incorporated into poly(ether)sulfone (PES) based nanofiltration membranes, to investigate their effect on the membrane properties and performance.
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The pilot study.

TL;DR: A randomized controlled experiment is designed to test whether access to affordable day care (in the form of subsidies, for example) would incentivize Saudi mothers to search actively for employment and to remain employed once they are hired.

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Aquatic Chemistry: Chemical Equilibria and Rates in Natural Waters

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