Impacts of Desalination Brine Discharge on Benthic Ecosystems

R Sirota, G Winters, O Levy, J Marques… - Environmental …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) desalination facilities produce freshwater and, at the
same time, discharge hypersaline brine that often includes various chemical additives such …

Laminated chitosan/graphene nanoplatelets aerogel for 3D interfacial solar desalination with harnessing wind energy

HW Lim, HS Lee, SJ Lee - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024 - Elsevier
Interfacial solar steam generation (ISSG) is a novel approach to freshwater generation. In
practical utilization of new ISSG technology, achieving high evaporation rate is a crucial …

Brine valorization through resource mining and CO2 utilization in the Middle East–A perspective

P Kumari, YS Chang, GJ Witkamp, J Vrouwenvelder… - Desalination, 2024 - Elsevier
The production of brines with high TDS level from desalination or oil field extraction activities
represents both a major technical challenge and an economical opportunity. Brine …

Light‐Responsive Metal–Organic Framework (MOF)‐Based Liquid‐Like Coating for Sustainable Scale Resistance

S Wang, Y Fan, Y Wang, L Gui, S Huang… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Scale accumulation is a serious problem in several industrial fields. Although a series of
surface coatings are developed for anti‐scaling, they generally suffer from limited anti …

Effectiveness of ceramic ultrafiltration as pretreatment for seawater reverse osmosis

T Altmann, A Rousseva, J Vrouwenvelder, M Shaw… - Desalination, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region's considerable reliance on seawater
reverse osmosis (SWRO) for freshwater production is amplifying with increasing population …

Application of hydroxyethylidene diphosphonic acid as a depressant for efficient pyrite separation from serpentine: a performance and mechanistic study

B Li, D Liu, Q Shi, G Zhang, H Zheng - Minerals Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Hydroxyethylidene diphosphonic acid (HEDP) is an industrial environmental reagent, often
used as a chemical raw material in industrial water treatment, household cleaning products …

Reverse osmosis desalination combining feed flow reversal with permeate flush for mitigation of mineral scaling

YA Jarma, Y Kim, Y Cohen - Desalination, 2024 - Elsevier
The performance of a spiral-wound reverse osmosis (RO) membrane system, operating in a
cyclic mode of normal feed flow (NFF)-feed flow reversal (FFR), was evaluated for desalting …

Non-target screening and prioritization of organic contaminants in seawater desalination and their ecological risk assessment

S Hanwen, Z Xiaoqing, X Xiong, F Xuemin, S Da, I Ali… - Chemosphere, 2024 - Elsevier
The impact of desalination brine on the marine environment is a global concern. Regarding
this, salinity is generally accepted as the major environmental factor in desalination …

Recent advancement on water filtration membranes: Navigating biofouling challenges

A Alnumani, A Abutaleb, B Park, M Mubashir - Environmental Research, 2024 - Elsevier
This study investigates the field of antifouling membranes for water filtration and desalination
applications, specifically focusing on two-dimensional materials. The study examines the …

Enhancement of Polyacrylate Antiscalant Activity during Gypsum Deposit Formation with the Pretreatment of Aqueous Solutions with Spruce Wood Shavings

M Trukhina, K Popov, M Oshchepkov, S Tkachenko… - Materials, 2023 - mdpi.com
Considerable efforts are made worldwide to reduce inorganic scale in reverse osmosis
plants, boilers and heat exchangers, evaporators, industrial water systems, geothermal …