[HTML][HTML] An investigation of the recent advances of the integration of solar thermal energy systems to the dairy processes

K Masera, H Tannous, V Stojceska, S Tassou - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2023 - Elsevier
The dairy industry uses a number of energy intensive thermal processes like cooling,
heating and cleaning that require thermal and electrical energy. Those processes use …

An overview of brine management: Emerging desalination technologies, life cycle assessment, and metal recovery methodologies

AS Bello, N Zouari, DA Da'ana, JN Hahladakis… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
This study examines which management methods are the most recent and advanced in
managing rejected brine generated from desalination plants. It also provides up-to-date …

Brine treatment technologies towards minimum/zero liquid discharge and resource recovery: State of the art and techno-economic assessment

G Cipolletta, N Lancioni, Ç Akyol, AL Eusebi… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
In the framework of minimum liquid discharge (MLD) or zero liquid discharge (ZLD),
sustainable brine management can be achieved via appropriate hybrid treatment …

Wastewater-associated infections: a public health concern

S Bej, S Swain, AK Bishoyi, CP Mandhata… - Water, Air, & Soil …, 2023 - Springer
The contamination of water is a significant problem globally, for the spreading of pathogens
and parasites causing infectious diseases, and the chemicals might be non-innocuous in the …

A review of the development in shale oil and gas wastewater desalination

S Zhou, L Huang, G Wang, W Wang, R Zhao… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
The development of the shale oil and gas extraction industry has heightened concerns
about shale oil and gas wastewater (SOGW). This review comprehensively summarizes …

Solar thermal process heating with the external compound parabolic concentrator (XCPC)–45 m2 experimental array performance, annual generation (kWh/m2-year) …

B Widyolar, L Jiang, Y Bhusal, J Brinkley, R Winston - Solar Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
In this paper, the experimental performance of a 45 m 2 solar field of non-tracking external
compound parabolic (XCPC) collectors installed at the University of California, Merced is …

[HTML][HTML] Decarbonizing European industry: a novel technology to heat supply using waste and renewable energy

JD Marcos, I Golpour, R Barbero, A Rovira - Applied Sciences, 2024 - mdpi.com
This study examines the potential for the smart integration of waste and renewable energy
sources to supply industrial heat at temperatures between 150° C and 250° C, aiming to …

The Use of Solar Thermal Heating in SPIRE and Non-SPIRE Industrial Processes

H Tannous, V Stojceska, SA Tassou - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
This paper investigates the use of solar thermal energy systems in SPIRE (sustainable
process industry through resource and energy efficiency) and non-SPIRE industries and …

Brine elimination by hybridization of a novel brine-recycle bubble-column humidification-dehumidification system with a multiple-effect distillation system

I Ghofrani, A Moosavi - Energy conversion and management, 2020 - Elsevier
Over the past decades, drastic growth in the installed capacity of seawater desalination
systems has increased the energy consumption and brine discharge to the environment …

Can solar energy help ZLD technologies to reduce their environmental footprint?-A Review

A Gautam, T Dave, S Krishnan - Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 2023 - Elsevier
Water is the primary factor for life on earth, and its demand is continuously increasing
significantly. Therefore, freshwater scarcity is one of the world's critical challenges due to the …