In this perspective paper, we present challenges and opportunities that the chemical,
biochemical and related industries pose to the process system engineering community to …

An overview of recent advancements in systematic optimization of the design and operation
of water desalination is presented. A brief summary of various techniques and optimization …

Abstract The use of Reverse Osmosis (RO) process in seawater desalination to provide high-
quality drinking water is progressively increased compared to thermal technologies. In this …

Novel processes are urgently needed to recycle critical materials (eg, cobalt, lithium, nickel,
and manganese) from spent lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). These separations are vital both to …

The ongoing discharge of desalination reject brine and emission of carbon dioxide (CO 2)
into the environment pose a major threat to the ecosystem. In this context, the Solvay …

The water–energy nexus continues to gain traction around the world, because of the
inherent merits in simultaneously considering both resources. In this paper, a systematic …

Abstract Zero Liquid Discharge refers to the elimination of wastewater discharge from a
process. Many Zero Liquid Discharge systems are designed to meet the increasingly …

This paper introduces a superstructure-based simultaneous optimum design and operation
of seawater reverse osmosis (RO) system with boron removal under time-variant constraints …

A new one-dimensional predictive model for spiral wound modules (SWMs) applied to
reverse osmosis membrane systems is developed by incorporating a detailed description of …

Multi-effect evaporation is the state of the art for concentration of liquid food products to high
solid content. Membrane technology with reverse-osmosis and membrane distillation offer …