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DOI10.1080/19443994.2013.734483
Water desalination and challenges: The Middle East perspective: a review
Nair, Manjula1; Kumar, Dinesh2
通讯作者Nair, Manjula
来源期刊DESALINATION AND WATER TREATMENT
ISSN1944-3994
出版年2013
卷号51期号:10-12页码:2030-2040
英文摘要

The Gulf countries are located in the arid and semi-arid regions where rainfall is scanty and evaporation rates are high. Surface water is limited and there are no perennial streams. The increase in population and socio-economic development has led to an imbalance between supply and demand. These countries depend mainly on desalination to meet the growing water needs. This paper reviews the history of desalination and the desalination processes used-multistage flash distillation (MSF), reverse osmosis (RO), multieffect distillation and electrodialysis. An overview of these processes and the challenges faced-like scaling of tubes in MSF and membrane fouling in RO-is discussed. This review also highlights the present trends in water pre-treatment and integrated membrane systems. The depletion of fossil fuels makes it imperative to consider alternate energy sources like solar and nuclear energy. Future prospects for integrated desalination techniques which could result in reduction of cost of desalinated water are outlined. The paper mainly focuses on RO and MSF as these are the most popular commercial processes used in the Gulf region.


英文关键词Desalination Reverse osmosis Multistage flash distillation Multieffect distillation Electrodialysis Pre-treatment Membrane fouling Corrosion Scaling Nanofiltration
类型Review
语种英语
国家U Arab Emirates ; India
收录类别SCI-E
WOS记录号WOS:000315491400004
WOS关键词REVERSE-OSMOSIS DESALINATION ; OF-THE-ART ; SEAWATER DESALINATION ; MEMBRANE FILTRATION ; SAUDI-ARABIA ; MSF PLANTS ; SYSTEMS ; TECHNOLOGIES ; NANOFILTRATION ; PERFORMANCE
WOS类目Engineering, Chemical ; Water Resources
WOS研究方向Engineering ; Water Resources
资源类型期刊论文
条目标识符http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/176595
作者单位1.Amer Coll Dubai, Dubai, U Arab Emirates;
2.Banasthali Univ, Dept Chem, Banasthali 304022, Rajasthan, India
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Nair, Manjula,Kumar, Dinesh. Water desalination and challenges: The Middle East perspective: a review[J],2013,51(10-12):2030-2040.
APA Nair, Manjula,&Kumar, Dinesh.(2013).Water desalination and challenges: The Middle East perspective: a review.DESALINATION AND WATER TREATMENT,51(10-12),2030-2040.
MLA Nair, Manjula,et al."Water desalination and challenges: The Middle East perspective: a review".DESALINATION AND WATER TREATMENT 51.10-12(2013):2030-2040.
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