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1 online resource |
| Contents |
Front Cover; Desalination Sustainability: A Technical, Socioeconomic, and Environmental Approach; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Chapter 1: Introduction: What is Sustainable Desalination?; 1. Desalination and the Growing Water Security Concerns; 1.1. Evolution of Desalination Technology; 2. Environmental Impact of Desalination: Current Status and Mitigation Approaches; 2.1. Desalination and Global Energy Depletion; 2.2. Water Intake and Brine Discharge; 3. Economic Sustainability of Desalination; 3.1. The Financial Aspects of Desalination; 3.2. Mega-Scale Desalination |
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3.3. Innovation as a Driver for Cost Reduction4. Society and Desalination; 4.1. Case Studies; 4.1.1. The Wonthaggi Desalination Plant, Victoria, Australia; 4.1.2. The Singapore NEWater Project; 4.1.3. The Case of the City of San Diego, California; 4.2. Main Issues Affecting People's Attitudes Toward Desalination; 5. Conclusion; References; Further Reading; Chapter 2: Membrane-Based Desalination Technology for Energy Efficiency and Cost Reduction; 1. Trends and Limitations of Leading Desalination Technologies; 1.1. Trends of Thermal Desalination Processes |
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1.2. Trends of SWRO Desalination Processes1.2.1. The Development of Technology and Devices for Conventional RO Process; 1.2.2. Novel SWRO Configuration Design; 2. Novel Membrane-Based Desalination Technologies for Reducing Desalination Cost; 2.1. Membrane Distillation Technology; 2.1.1. MD Overview; 2.1.2. Membrane Classification; 2.1.2.1. Direct Contact Membrane Distillation; 2.1.2.2. Sweeping Gas Membrane Distillation; 2.1.2.3. Vacuum Membrane Distillation; 2.1.2.4. Air-Gap Membrane Distillation; 2.1.2.5. Permeate-Gap Membrane Distillation; 2.1.2.6. Conductive Gap Membrane Distillation |
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2.1.3. MD Membranes2.1.3.1. Membrane Fabrication; 2.1.4. Application and Commercialization of MD; 2.2. Forward Osmosis; 2.2.1. FO Overview; 2.2.2. Classification of Osmotic Processes; 2.2.3. FO Membrane; 2.2.4. Application and Commercialization of FO; 2.3. Pressure-Retarded Osmosis Technology; 2.3.1. PRO Overview; 2.3.2. PRO Membrane and Performance; 2.3.3. Application and Commercialization of PRO; 2.4. Novel Membrane-Based Technologies; 2.4.1. Nanocomposite Membranes; 2.4.2. Aquaporin Membranes; 2.4.3. Carbon Nanotube Membranes; 2.4.4. Graphene-Based Membranes |
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2.4.5. Energy-Efficient RO Desalination Process3. Hybrid Desalination Technology for Energy Efficiency and Cost Reduction; 3.1. Limitation of FO Processes; 3.2. FO Hybrid Processes; 3.2.1. FO-RO Hybrid Process; 3.2.2. FO-MSF/MED Hybrid Process; 3.2.3. FO-Electrodialysis Hybrid Process; 3.3. Limitations of MD Technologies; 3.4. MD-Based Hybrid Technologies; 3.4.1. RO-MD Hybrid Process; 3.4.2. FO-MD; 3.4.3. MD-Crystallizer; 3.4.4. Renewable Energy Driven MD; 4. Summary; References; Further Reading; Chapter 3: Autonomous Solar-Powered Desalination Systems for Remote Communities; 1. Introduction |
| Summary |
Desalination Sustainability: A Technical, Socioeconomic, and Environmental Approach presents a technical, socioeconomical, and environmental approach that guides researchers and technology developers on how to quantify the energy efficiency of a proposed desalination process using thermodynamics-based tools. The book offers the technical reader an understanding of the issues related to desalination sustainability. For example, technology users, such as public utility managers will gain the ability and tools to assess whether or not desalination is a good choice for a city or country. Readers will learn new insights on a clear and practical methodology on how to probe the economic feasibility of desalination using simple and effective tools, such as levelized cost of water (LCOW) calculation. Decision-makers will find this book to be a valuable resource for the preliminary assessment of whether renewable-powered desalination is a good choice for their particular setting |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed June 16, 2017) |
| Subject |
Saline water conversion.
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Sustainability.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Environmental -- General.
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Saline water conversion
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Sustainability
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Environment and Ecology.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2017934149 |
| ISBN |
9780128098967 |
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0128098961 |
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