Production of metals stands for 40% of all industrial greenhouse gas emissions, 10% of the
global energy consumption, 3.2 billion tonnes of minerals mined, and several billion tonnes …

Hydrogen is envisaged to play a major role in decarbonizing our future energy systems.
Hydrogen is ideal for storing renewable energy over longer durations, strengthening energy …

Brine (saline wastewater/water) from desalination, salt lakes, and industrial activities (eg,
pharmaceutical industries, oil & gas industries) has received a lot of attention around the …

Hypersaline brines are of growing environmental concern. While high-salinity desalination
and zero liquid discharge (ZLD) are increasingly attractive treatment options, the high salt …

Climate change, global population growth, and rising standards of living have put immense
strain on natural resources, resulting in the unsecured availability of water as an existential …

The ever‐increasing amount of batteries used in today's society has led to an increase in the
demand of lithium in the last few decades. While mining resources of this element have …

Modern intensive agriculture worldwide is generating increasing environmental and
economic pressures that hinder its sustainable development. This study proposes the joint …

In recent decades, freshwater reserves have been under high threats, generated mainly by
anthropogenic causes such as rapid population growth and climate change. Currently, one …

The rapid increase in saline wastewater discharge has severely affected the aquatic
environment. Furthermore, the presence of salinity in the wastewater severely limits the …

Abstract The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries are located in one of the most arid
regions in the world with very less freshwater resources, and hence depending on …