Challenges and solutions for global water scarcity

H Shemer, S Wald, R Semiat - Membranes, 2023 - mdpi.com
Climate change, global population growth, and rising standards of living have put immense
strain on natural resources, resulting in the unsecured availability of water as an existential …

[HTML][HTML] Electrochemical process of chlorination and energy generation as viable alternatives for SWRO brine valorization

MA Carneiro, E de Kroon, B Vital, SP Pereira… - Desalination, 2024 - Elsevier
The number of desalination plants worldwide increased exponentially in the last decade.
This is basically a consequence of fast population growth combined with the expansion of …

Environmental performance of a photovoltaic brackish water reverse osmosis for a cleaner desalination process: A case study

KK Razman, MM Hanafiah, AW Mohammad… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Reverse osmosis (RO) membrane-based desalination system with various configurations
has emerged as a critical option for reclaiming brackish water. This study aims to evaluate …

Composite distillation membranes with highly water-permeable and anti-crystallization polyzwitterionic layers for deep concentration of hypersaline brine

P Wang, J Cheng, X Luo, J Yao, H Deng… - Journal of Membrane …, 2025 - Elsevier
Inorganic crystallization exhibits lethal effects on membrane efficiencies during membrane
distillation of hypersaline wastewater toward zero liquid discharge (ZLD). Constructing a …

Feasibility of using waste brine/seawater and sea sand for the production of concrete: An experimental investigation from mechanical properties and durability …

Y Cui, J Jiang, T Fu, S Liu - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
The anti-corrosion property of fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) makes the concrete produced
with marine wastes (waste brine after desalination) and resources (seawater and sea sand) …

Geothermal Energy and Its Potential for Critical Metal Extraction—A Review

J Szanyi, L Rybach, HA Abdulhaq - Energies, 2023 - mdpi.com
In an era of accelerating energy transition and growing demand for critical metals essential
for clean technologies, the innovative integration of geothermal energy with critical metal …

Regional analysis of technological alternatives for boron reduction in desalinated seawater for irrigation in south-eastern Spain

JF Maestre-Valero, A Imbernón-Mulero… - Irrigation Science, 2024 - Springer
Desalinated seawater (DSW) is currently considered a reliable alternative supply of
agricultural water in south-eastern Spain able to alleviate the looming water crisis as it …

Artificial intelligence models for predicting calcium and magnesium removal by polyfunctional ketone using ensemble machine learners

M Yaqub, W Lee - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Calcium (Ca 2+) and magnesium (Mg 2+) are the major scaling ions of reverse
osmosis concentrate in zero-liquid discharge systems, causing performance decline. In this …

Managing potable water in southeastern spain, los angeles, and sydney: Transcontinental approaches to overcome water scarcity

MB Bernabé-Crespo, H Loáiciga - Water Resources Management, 2024 - Springer
Climate change and the increase of population pose challenges to ensuring suitable water
supply in water-scarce regions. This work presents a comparative analysis of the water …

Magnesium recovery from brackish water desalination brine and valorization in fertilizer production

H Cherif, A Labbaoui, H Risse, H Boughanmi… - Journal of Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
The generated brine from the desalination unit hurts the environment. In this work, we try to
valorize the nanofiltration and reverse osmosis brine generated from a hybrid desalination …