The utilization of seawater for drinking purposes is limited by the high specific energy
consumption (SEC)(kW-h/m 3) of present desalination technologies; both thermal and …

Water scarcity is a grand challenge that has always stimulated research interests in finding
effective means for pure water production. In this context, reverse osmosis (RO) is …

Rapid population growth and industrial development have propelled water resources to the
forefront of challenges facing modern societies. While water covers about two thirds of the …

Reverse osmosis (RO) desalination has become a prominent desalination method for fresh-
water production from either saline seawater or brackish water to meet the ever-growing …

Multi effect desalination systems (MED) powered by Mechanical Vapor compression (MVC)
are attractive systems for seawater/brackish water desalination due to the fact that these …

For decades considerable attempt has been specifically devoted toward the integration of
renewable energy sources (RES) to power different desalination systems. However, at …

The adoption of desalination for agricultural purposes in countries such as Australia has
been very limited, with only a small number of cases available to demonstrate its suitability …

Chemical companies are constantly seeking new, high‐margin growth opportunities, the
majority of which lie in high‐grade, specialty chemicals, rather than in the bulk sector. To …

The growing scarcity of freshwater is driving the implementation of desalination on an
increasingly large scale. However, the energy required to run desalination plants remains a …

With the rapid development of human society, the demand for energy has accordingly
increased, and along with this increasingly serious energy and environmental crises have …