Minimal Liquid Discharge (MLD) and Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) strategies for wastewater management and resource recovery–Analysis, challenges and prospects

A Panagopoulos, KJ Haralambous - Journal of Environmental Chemical …, 2020 - Elsevier
Brine is a saline wastewater generated from several industries (eg, desalination, energy and
oil production) and its disposal can have adverse environmental impacts. To address this …

Desalination brine disposal methods and treatment technologies-A review

A Panagopoulos, KJ Haralambous… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Brine, also known as concentrate, is the by-product of the desalination process that has an
adverse impact on the environment due to its high salinity. Hence, viable and cost-effective …

Water-energy nexus: desalination technologies and renewable energy sources

A Panagopoulos - Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021 - Springer
Rapid population growth and industrialization have contributed to a dramatic decline in the
supply of freshwater. As a result, desalination is an important choice to solve the global …

Water and energy minimization in industrial processes through mathematical programming: A literature review

TB Duhbacı, S Özel, S Bulkan - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 - Elsevier
Water and energy are significant resources for industrial processes. While energy is the
main source for the heating and cooling of water to be used in manufacturing processes …

Subsidised water symbiosis of eco-industrial parks: A multi-stage game theory approach

HH Chin, PS Varbanov, JJ Klemeš… - Computers & Chemical …, 2021 - Elsevier
Designing water symbiosis networks in an industrial site is aimed to solve the water quality
and security problem by minimising freshwater consumption or pollutant discharge …

Zero emissions, low-energy water production system using clathrate hydrate: Engineering design and techno-economic assessment

M Maruyama, S Tomura, K Yasuda… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
Seawater desalination via the crystallization using clathrate hydrate is a promising
technology for displacing conventional desalination processes, yet the technology …

Brine management strategies, technologies, and recovery using adsorption processes

RS Al-Absi, M Abu-Dieyeh, MA Al-Ghouti - Environmental Technology & …, 2021 - Elsevier
The world is experiencing serious shortages, unequal distributions, and contamination of the
available freshwater resources. Many factors like geography, climate change, increasing …

Analysis of a novel double-effect split mechanical vapor recompression systems for wastewater concentration

J Shen, N Tan, Z Li, J Zhang - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
A novel double-effect split mechanical vapor recompression (MVR) system is proposed in
this paper to reduce the system operation cost together with the technical requirements for …

Toward sustainable chemical engineering: The role of process systems engineering

BR Bakshi - Annual review of chemical and biomolecular …, 2019 - annualreviews.org
Products from chemical engineering are essential for human well-being, but they also
contribute to the degradation of ecosystem goods and services that are essential for …

Eco-efficiency analysis of desalination by precipitation integrated with reverse osmosis for zero liquid discharge in oil refineries

FM Ronquim, HM Sakamoto, JC Mierzwa… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2020 - Elsevier
In a process for industrial water reuse with zero liquid discharge (ZLD), a membrane
separation step followed by an evaporative process is usually required. It is proposed here …