Environmental life cycle assessment of seawater reverse osmosis desalination plant powered by renewable energy
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Environmental life cycle assessment of seawater reverse osmosis desalination plant powered by renewable energy
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عنوان ژورنال: Renewable Energy
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0960-1481
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2013.11.050