Biodesalination research trends: a bibliometric analysis and recent developments

ME Ahmed, AM Zafar, MA Hamouda, A Aly Hassan… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Due to rising population and industrialization, two-thirds of the world's population may suffer
water scarcity by 2025. Biodesalination is a promising sustainable practice targeting salt …

Seawater biodesalination treatment using Phormidium keutzingianum in attached growth-packed bed continuous flow stirred tank reactor

AM Zafar, AA Hassan - Environmental Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Water scarcity is increasing worldwide due to rising population which is creating
opportunities to unlock alternative green desalination techniques for seawater, such as …

Performance of immobilized microalgal strains for biodesalination of real seawater

AM Zafar, H Al Mosteka, AA Hassan - Desalination, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, biodesalination was performed using four different microalgal strains (Euglena
deses, Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, Trichormus variabilis, and Scenedesmus obliquus) in …

Life cycle analysis of seawater biodesalination using algae

AM Zafar, BA Mohamed, Q Wang, AA Hassan - Desalination, 2024 - Elsevier
This study assesses environmental impacts of reverse osmosis and algae-based
biodesalination in four scenarios using a life cycle assessment (LCA) approach. These …

[HTML][HTML] Biohydrogen production of a halophytic cyanobacteria Phormidium keutzingium and activated sludge co-culture using different carbon substrates and saline …

MM Al Nuaimi, MA Javed, KA El-Tarabily… - Energy Conversion and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Hydrogen (H 2) production using a biological pathway such as anaerobic digestion suffers
limitations in the survival of microorganisms. Usually, microalgae are used as feedstock but …

[HTML][HTML] Biological Seawater Desalination

EO Martínez - Water Purification-Present and Future, 2024 - intechopen.com
More than two billion people worldwide lack access to safe, clean drinking water, and this
number is likely to increase due to population growth and rapidly diminishing freshwater …

BIOLOGICAL SEAWATER DESALINATION USING GREEN ALGAE AND CYANOBACTERIA

AM Zafar - 2023 - scholarworks.uaeu.ac.ae
Water shortage in many coastal parts of the world is reaching alarming situation, including
the United Arab Emirates. Urbanization and rapid population growth are generating critical …