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 …

Treatment of saline wastewater using physicochemical, biological, and hybrid processes: Insights into inhibition mechanisms, treatment efficiencies and performance …

A Srivastava, VK Parida, A Majumder, B Gupta… - Journal of environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
The rapid increase in saline wastewater discharge has severely affected the aquatic
environment. Furthermore, the presence of salinity in the wastewater severely limits the …

Brackish water desalination using reverse osmosis and capacitive deionization at the water-energy nexus

SY Pan, AZ Haddad, A Kumar, SW Wang - Water research, 2020 - Elsevier
In this article, we present a critical review of the reported performance of reverse osmosis
(RO) and capacitive deionization (CDI) for brackish water (salinity< 5.0 g/L) desalination …

CO2 utilization: Turning greenhouse gas into fuels and valuable products

MN Anwar, A Fayyaz, NF Sohail, MF Khokhar… - Journal of environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
This study critically reviews the recent developments and future opportunities pertinent to the
conversion of CO 2 as a potent greenhouse gas (GHG) to fuels and valuable products. CO 2 …

Antiscalants in RO membrane scaling control

W Yu, D Song, W Chen, H Yang - Water research, 2020 - Elsevier
Reverse osmosis (RO) plays an important role in freshwater production. Mineral scaling is
an inevitable problem in the RO desalination process. Various methods, including the …

Membrane scaling and wetting in membrane distillation: mitigation roles played by humic substances

P Wang, W Cheng, X Zhang, Q Liu, J Li… - Environmental …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Membrane scaling and wetting severely hinder practical applications of membrane
distillation (MD) for hypersaline water/wastewater treatment. In this regard, the effects of …

How to tackle the stringent sulfate removal requirements in mine water treatment—A review of potential methods

H Runtti, ET Tolonen, S Tuomikoski, T Luukkonen… - Environmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Sulfate (SO 4 2-) is a ubiquitous anion in natural waters. It is not considered toxic,
but it may be detrimental to freshwater species at elevated concentrations. Mining activities …

Microalgae for saline wastewater treatment: a critical review

HNP Vo, HH Ngo, W Guo, SW Chang… - Critical Reviews in …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Saline wastewater contains numerous pollutants such as nutrients, heavy metals,
micropollutants, and organic pollutants. This kind of wastewater needs to be treated prior to …

[PDF][PDF] A perspective on reverse osmosis water desalination: Quest for sustainability.

Y Cohen, R Semiat, A Rahardianto - AIChE Journal, 2017 - researchgate.net
Water is needed at different qualities for various types of municipal/public, agricultural, and
industrial consumption which account for about 23, 67, and 9%, respectively, of total fresh …

Brine solution: Current status, future management and technology development

SN Backer, I Bouaziz, N Kallayi, RT Thomas… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Desalination brine is extremely concentrated saline water; it contains various salts, nutrients,
heavy metals, organic contaminants, and microbial contaminants. Conventional disposal of …