Key physicochemical characteristics governing organic micropollutant adsorption and transport in ion-exchange membranes during reverse electrodialysis [PDF]
, 2019 The co-generation of electricity and electrodialysis of seawater in a hybrid system is a promising approach to overcome water scarcity. Reverse electrodialysis harvests energy from the salinity gradient, where seawater is used as a high salinity stream ...
Cornelissen, Emile +7 more
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Feasibility of using Nanofiltration membranes to delay Reverse Osmosis membrane fouling and to reduce energy consumption (BWC desalination plant) [PDF]
Journal of Water and Environmental Nanotechnology, 2023 The Beni Saf Water Company (BWC) desalination plant in Ain Témouchent (Algeria) uses reverse osmosis technique. This process, which is based on dense membranes operating at high pressure, produces a permeate with characteristics that exceeds the ...
Mourad Berrabah +3 more
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Pilot scale study of chlorination-induced transport property changes of a seawater reverse osmosis membrane [PDF]
, 2013 A pilot-scale study was performed to assess variations of reverse osmosis (RO) membrane water permeance (A) and salt retention (Robs) induced by chlorination and to compare them with those observed at the lab-scale. A chlorination protocol was adapted to
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Modification of Urushiol Derivatives by Liquid Crystal Epoxy Resin
International Journal of Polymer Science, 2015 Urushiol derivatives have vast potentials for using as coating materials. However, the cured coatings are quite brittle, limiting their applications. In this study, urushiol-furfural (UFUR) was chosen as an example of urushiol derivatives and a liquid ...
Gongwen Tang +3 more
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Simulation analysis of internal flow field characteristics of high-speed centrifugal pump as a turbine [PDF]
International Journal of Fluid EngineeringThe pump as turbine (PAT), utilizing high-speed centrifugal pumps, boasts technical advantages such as low cost, compact structure, and broad flow adaptability.
Chong Zhou +4 more
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Opportunities and Challenges of Seawater Desalination Technology
Frontiers in Energy Research, 2022 70% of the earth’s surface is covered by water, but fresh water only accounts for 2.7% of total water in the world, and only 0.3% of freshwater can be directly used by humans (Zapata-Sierra et al., 2021).
Jiangang Wang, Erguang Huo
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Economic evaluation of small desalination plants from brackish aquifers. Application to Campo de Cartagena (SE Spain) [PDF]
, 2017 The Campo de Cartagena (Eastern Spain) is one of Europe’s driest areas with a mean precipitation of around 300 mm. One of the main challengesin the region is to secure a reliable water supply in both quantity and quality terms, to provide a water supply ...
Alfranca Burriel, Òscar +3 more
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Abstraction, desalination and recharge method to control seawater intrusion into unconfined coastal aquifers [PDF]
Global Journal of Environmental Science and Management, 2019 In this study, abstraction, desalination and recharge method and SEAWAT numerical model are used to investigate seawater intrusion repulsion in a hypothetical two-dimensional coastal aquifer to understand the relation of seawater intrusion with ...
S. Sadjad Mehdizadeh +2 more
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Removal of Boron from aqueous solutions by adsorption using fly ash, zeolite and demineralized lignite [PDF]
, 2009 In the present study for the purpose of removal of boron from water by adsorption using adsorbents like fly ash, natural zeolite and demineralized lignite was investigated.
Yuksel, Seren +3 more
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Behavioural effects of hypersaline exposure on the lobster Homarus gammarus (L) and the crab Cancer pagurus (L) [PDF]
, 2014 There is scarce existing information in the literature regarding the responses of any marine species, especially commercially valuable decapod crustaceans, to hypersalinity.
Elliott, Michael +2 more
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