Article | REF: J2842 V1

Introduction to the implications of membrane processes

Author: Gilbert Marcel RIOS

Publication date: June 10, 2012

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4. Conclusion

To want to "conclude" on such a subject is a bit antinomic, since etymologically concludere means "to close, to lock up" and claudere means "to close". Anything you don't want to do after "opening the door"... So what we're proposing here are just a few elements to help the reader launch his or her own reflection on this contribution.

First of all, a few figures to remind us that in this race to biomimicry, even if the objectives of achieving achievements that would bring us closer to living systems remain distant, considerable progress in applications has nevertheless been made over the last 50 years.

Today, for example, the three reverse osmosis desalination plants on Israel's Mediterranean coast produce 300 million m 3 /year, representing around 17% of freshwater...

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