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Reverse osmosisSeawaterDesalinationCapital costEnergy consumptionEnvironmental engineeringEnvironmental scienceOsmotic powerMembrane technologyProcess engineeringReverse osmosis plantWaste managementEngineeringForward osmosisMembraneChemistry
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- 2004
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- 165
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- 299-312
- Citations
- 166
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Markus Busch,
William Mickols
(2004).
Reducing energy consumption in seawater desalination.
Desalination
, 165
, 299-312.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2004.06.035
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- DOI
- 10.1016/j.desal.2004.06.035