[HTML][HTML] State-of-the-art of renewable energy sources used in water desalination: Present and future prospects

J Bundschuh, M Kaczmarczyk, N Ghaffour… - Desalination, 2021 - Elsevier
The last decade has seen a worldwide increase in the use of alternative energy sources,
especially renewable energy (RE), including its application in desalination. In the past many …

Renewable energy-driven desalination technologies: A comprehensive review on challenges and potential applications of integrated systems

N Ghaffour, J Bundschuh, H Mahmoudi, MFA Goosen - Desalination, 2015 - Elsevier
Despite the tremendous improvements in conventional desalination technologies, its wide
use is still limited due primarily to high energy requirements which are currently met with …

Progress in the modification of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) membranes: A performance review for wastewater treatment

T Ahmad, C Guria - Journal of Water Process Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
Various industries generate a considerable volume of wastewater containing toxic
contaminants, arsenic, dyes, heavy metals, perchlorate, oil from multiple sectors. Among …

Recent advances in aqueous virus removal technologies

HE Al-Hazmi, H Shokrani, A Shokrani, K Jabbour… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 outbreak has triggered a massive research, but still urgent detection and
treatment of this virus seems a public concern. The spread of viruses in aqueous …

A review of drought in the Middle East and southwest Asia

M Barlow, B Zaitchik, S Paz, E Black, J Evans… - Journal of …, 2016 - journals.ametsoc.org
Abstract The Middle East and southwest Asia are a region that is water stressed, societally
vulnerable, and prone to severe droughts. Large-scale climate variability, particularly La …

Factors affecting smallholder farmers' technical and non-technical adaptation responses to drought in Iran

T Zobeidi, M Yazdanpanah, N Komendantova… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Farmers adopt a range of technical and non-technical adaptation behaviors (TANAB) to
alleviate the negative effects of drought. Understanding this adaptation behavior and its …

Water scarcity management to ensure food scarcity through sustainable water resources management in Saudi Arabia

BA Alotaibi, MB Baig, MMM Najim, AA Shah, YA Alamri - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Saudi Arabia (SA) faces a water shortage, and it further challenges sustainable agriculture,
industrial development and the well-being of people. SA uses more than 80% of its water …

Grasslands in 'Old World'and 'New World'Mediterranean‐climate zones: past trends, current status and future research priorities

C Porqueddu, S Ates, M Louhaichi… - Grass and Forage …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Despite their ecological, economic and social importance, grasslands in areas with
Mediterranean climates continue to receive limited scientific, political and media attention …

Manufacturing of novel zeolite-clay composite membrane from natural clay and diatomite, an electrochemical study of the surface and application towards heavy …

A El-Kordy, A Elgamouz, A Abdelhamid… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
This work discusses the preparation of a clay-support and LTA-composite membrane from
two natural materials, diatomite, and clay. Pellets of 40 mm diameter were prepared from a …

Political ecology of water conflicts

B Rodríguez‐Labajos… - Wiley Interdisciplinary …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
This article reviews methodologies, types, and political implications of water conflicts from a
political ecology perspective. The political ecology of water studies the conflicts on water …