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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.About:
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.read more
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Preparation, characterization and adsorption studies of the chemically modified Luffa aegyptica peel as a potential adsorbent for the removal of malachite green from aqueous solution
Fouzia Mashkoor,Abu Nasar +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the proficiency of Luffa aegyptica peel (LAP) and NaOH modified luffa an Egyptianica peel, NaOH/LAP, was explored for the adsorption of malachite green (MG) from aqueous solution.
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Silver–PEGylated dendrimer nanocomposite coating for anti-fouling thin film composite membranes for water treatment
TL;DR: A facile method to fabricate thin film composite (TFC) membranes with silver–polyethylene glycol PEGylated dendrimer nanocomposite coatings on the surface to reduce both bacteria and protein fouling in the sustainable water treatment processes is proposed.
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How RO membrane permeability and other performance factors affect process cost and energy use: A review
TL;DR: In this article, the authors reviewed how RO membrane element performance affects the cost of RO processes, especially the specific energy consumption, and proposed closed-circuit RO and batch RO processes.
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Analysis of specific energy consumption in reverse osmosis desalination processes
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors quantify the contribution of various factors to energy consumption in reverse osmosis (RO) desalination processes and to identify those with the greatest potential for reduction.
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Covalent synthesis of three-dimensional graphene oxide framework (GOF) membrane for seawater desalination
Bo Feng,Kai Xu,Aisheng Huang +2 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors reported the preparation of graphene oxide framework (GOF) membrane through vacuum filtration of GOF suspension for seawater desalination by pervaporation.
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