Innovations in solar-powered desalination: a comprehensive review of sustainable solutions for water scarcity in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region

M Al-Addous, M Bdour, S Rabaiah, A Boubakri… - Water, 2024 - mdpi.com
Water scarcity poses significant challenges in arid regions like the Middle East and North
Africa (MENA) due to constant population growth, considering the effects of climate change …

Waterborne Cryptosporidium species and Giardia duodenalis in resources of MENA: A systematic review and meta-analysis

LB Ayed, SAA Ahmed, S Boughattas… - Journal of Water and …, 2024 - iwaponline.com
This review explores our understanding of Cryptosporidium species and Giardia duodenalis
distribution in Middle East and North African (MENA) water resources. Results emphasize …

Flue gas composition and treatment potential of a waste incineration plant

Q Thabit, A Nassour, M Nelles - Applied sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
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application or a potential application of the work. This section is not mandatory. Abstract …

[HTML][HTML] Innovative hybrid waste to energy–parabolic trough plant for power generation and water desalination in the Middle East North Africa region: Jordan as a case …

Q Thabit, A Nassour, M Nelles - Energy Reports, 2022 - Elsevier
This research proposes a hybrid system consisting of a parabolic trough solar field coupled
with a waste incineration facility to produce power and desalinated water in Jordan. To …

[HTML][HTML] Electro-agric, a novel environmental engineering perspective to overcome the global water crisis via marginal water reuse

A Abou-Shady, H El-Araby - Natural Hazards Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Water crises in arid and semi-arid regions, particularly in desert areas, are considered a
challenge owing to the fact that no functioning solutions have been introduced throughout …

Capacitive desalination of a low concentration aqueous sodium chloride solution based on a SnO2 and polystyrene co-functionalized graphene oxide electrodes

K Xie, J Yu, X Zhang, S Hu, R Liu, H Song… - Chemical Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
Capacitive desalination for low concentration saline water (NaCl concentration of< 60 mg/L)
is becoming ever more important and challenging due to its application in special …

Modified os sepiae of Sepiella inermis as a low cost, sustainable, bio-based adsorbent for the effective remediation of boron from aqueous solution

S Bhagyaraj, MA Al-Ghouti, M Khan, P Kasak… - … Science and Pollution …, 2022 - Springer
The occurrence of boron in low concentration is essential; however, a higher concentration
of boron source in water has a toxic effect on humans as well as have retard effect on …

Potentiality of waste-to-energy sector coupling in the MENA region: Jordan as a case study

Q Thabit, A Nassour, M Nelles - Energies, 2020 - mdpi.com
Population growth, urbanization, and changes in lifestyle have led to an increase in waste
generation quantities. The waste management system in the Middle East and North Africa …

Performance investigation of an original hybrid solar façade system used for HDH desalination and building natural ventilation

S Alimi, R Nciri, F Nasri, YA Rothan, C Ali - Journal of Building Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
This work studies the flow, the thermal and the hygrometric performances of a novel solar
hybrid ventilation-HDH desalination system. The proposed hybrid system as well as its …

Groundwater sustainability assessment in the Middle East using GRACE/GRACE-FO data

Z Nikraftar, E Parizi, M Saber, SM Hosseini… - Hydrogeology …, 2024 - Springer
Remote-sensing hydrological data provided by the Gravity Recovery and Climate
Experiment (GRACE/GRACE Follow-On) and reanalyzed ERA5-Land data allow for …