Fundamentals of salt water desalination /

Industrial desalination of sea and brackish water is becoming an essential part in providing sustainable sources of fresh water for a larger number of communities around the world. Desalination is a main source of fresh water in the Gulf countries, a number of the Caribbean and Mediterranean Islands...

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Main Author: El-Dessouky, Hisham T.
Other Authors: Ettouney, Hisham Mohamed
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam ; New York : Elsevier, 2002.
Edition:1st ed.
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  • Chapter headings. Introduction. Single effect evaporation. Single effect evaporation - vapor compression. Multiple effect evaporation. Multiple effect evaporation - vapor compression. Multi stage flash distillation. Reverse osmosis. Reverse osmosis feed treatment, biofouling, and membrane cleaning. Associated processes. Economic analysis of desalination processes. Index.