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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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A review on fouling of membrane distillation
Gayathri Naidu,Sanghyun Jeong,Saravanamuthu Vigneswaran,Tae-Mun Hwang,Yongjun Choi,Seung-Hyun Kim +5 more
TL;DR: In this article, a comprehensive review is carried out on the application of Membrane distillation for the production of drinking water, based on a broad perspective, this review describes the applications of MD for drinking water production, its advantages, and limitations.
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Minimal and zero liquid discharge with reverse osmosis using low-salt-rejection membranes.
TL;DR: This study highlights LSRRO's potential for energy efficient brine concentration using moderate hydraulic pressures, which would drastically improve the energetic and economic performance of MLD/ZLD processes.
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Amphiphobic surface modification of electrospun nanofibrous membranes for anti-wetting performance in membrane distillation
TL;DR: In this article, a simple and facile approach to fabricate amphiphobic polyvinylidene fluoride-co-hexafluoropropylene (PVDF-HFP) electrospun nanofibrous membranes with anti-wetting property was reported.
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Highly and Stably Water Permeable Thin Film Nanocomposite Membranes Doped with MIL-101 (Cr) Nanoparticles for Reverse Osmosis Application.
TL;DR: The lab made TFN-MIL-101 (Cr) membranes integrated tightly and showed a high NaCl salt rejection, which can be used in the diversified water purification field.
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Experimental investigation of a spiral-wound pressure-retarded osmosis membrane module for osmotic power generation.
TL;DR: An experimental approach was used to investigate the relationship between two interacting flow streams in a prototype SW PRO membrane module, and the adverse impact of a tricot fabric spacer (as a feed spacer) on the PRO performance, including water flux and power density.
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