Reverse osmosis desalination systems powered by solar energy: Preheating techniques and brine disposal challenges–A detailed review

SM Shalaby, SW Sharshir, AE Kabeel… - Energy Conversion and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Globally, reverse osmosis desalination systems are widely utilized as they have the
cheapest freshwater production cost. On the contrary, reverse osmosis systems have high …

Emerging desalination technologies for water treatment: a critical review

A Subramani, JG Jacangelo - Water research, 2015 - Elsevier
In this paper, a review of emerging desalination technologies is presented. Several
technologies for desalination of municipal and industrial wastewater have been proposed …

[HTML][HTML] Cost of fouling in full-scale reverse osmosis and nanofiltration installations in the Netherlands

M Jafari, M Vanoppen, JMC Van Agtmaal… - Desalination, 2021 - Elsevier
The economic impact of fouling in spiral wound membranes is not yet well explored. There
has been an established assumption that the cost of fouling in membrane processes is …

2D nanostructures for water purification: graphene and beyond

S Dervin, DD Dionysiou, SC Pillai - Nanoscale, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Owing to their atomically thin structure, large surface area and mechanical strength, 2D
nanoporous materials are considered to be suitable alternatives for existing desalination …

Environmental impact of desalination processes: Mitigation and control strategies

K Elsaid, ET Sayed, MA Abdelkareem… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Freshwater supplies are in shortage relative to the high demand for different human
activities, making desalination of saline water a must. Desalination to extract water from …

How RO membrane permeability and other performance factors affect process cost and energy use: A review

Y Okamoto, JH Lienhard - Desalination, 2019 - Elsevier
Reverse osmosis (RO) technology has progressed steadily over the last few decades. Those
gains were achieved through improvements in both RO membrane element performance …

Quantifying the potential of ultra-permeable membranes for water desalination

D Cohen-Tanugi, RK McGovern, SH Dave… - Energy & …, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
In the face of growing water scarcity, it is critical to understand the potential of saltwater
desalination as a long-term water supply option. Recent studies have highlighted the …

Outlook for graphene-based desalination membranes

A Boretti, S Al-Zubaidy, M Vaclavikova, M Al-Abri… - npj Clean Water, 2018 - nature.com
We discuss here next-generation membranes based on graphene for water desalination,
based on the results of molecular simulations, application of nanofabrication technologies …

Energy consumption for desalination—A comparison of forward osmosis with reverse osmosis, and the potential for perfect membranes

NM Mazlan, D Peshev, AG Livingston - Desalination, 2016 - Elsevier
Reverse osmosis (RO) is now the most ubiquitous technology for desalination, with
numerous seawater RO plants being built in water-stressed countries to complement …

Energy consumption in desalinating produced water from shale oil and gas extraction

GP Thiel, EW Tow, LD Banchik, HW Chung - Desalination, 2015 - Elsevier
On-site treatment and reuse is an increasingly preferred option for produced water
management in unconventional oil and gas extraction. This paper analyzes and compares …