Десолонізація морської води. Процес осмосу для “блакитної енергії” та оцінка десолонізації

• Дата: 2024
• Автори: Ignatov, I., Gluhchev, G., Ignatov, A.I.
• Формат: Стаття
• Мова: English
• Опубліковано: Publishing house "Academperiodika" 2024
• Теми: десолонiзацiя; зворотнiй осмос; хiмiчне осадження; дестиляцiя; осмос з iон-обмiнним електродiалiзом; “блакитна енергiя”
• Онлайн доступ: https://ujp.bitp.kiev.ua/index.php/ujp/article/view/2023369
• Назва журналу: Ukrainian Journal of Physics

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