Emerging energy reducing technologies for desalination applications / Joseph Jacangelo, Arun Subramani, Nikolay Voutchkov.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jacangelo, Joseph, author.

Subramani, Arun, author.

Voutchkov, Nikolay, author.

Series:

WERF Research Report Series

WERF Research Report Series ; v.Desal-11-04

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Saline water conversion.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (194 pages) : illustrations (some color), charts

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Alexandria, Virginia : Water Environment & Reuse Foundation, 2016.

Summary:

The purpose of this project was to independently evaluate two emerging desalination technologies that showed promise for at least 10 to 15% savings in specific energy consumption (SEC) during seawater desalination.

Contents:

Cover

Copyright

Abstract &amp

Benefits

Table of Contents

List of Figures

List of Tables

Acronyms and Abbreviations

Acknowledgments

Executive Summary

Chapter 1: Introduction

1.1 Background

1.2 Desalination Energy Use

1.3 Established Techniques for Energy Minimization

1.3.1 Enhanced System Design

1.3.2 High-Efficiency Pumping

1.3.3 Energy Recovery

1.4 Selection of Technology and Energy Saving Claims

1.5 Project Goal and Significance

Chapter 2: Literature Review

2.1 Introduction to Desalination Processes

2.2 Membrane-Based Technologies

2.2.1 Nanocomposite Membranes

2.2.2 Closed Circuit Desalination

2.2.3 In Situ Desalination

2.2.4 Autonomous Desalination Module

2.2.5 Forward Osmosis

2.2.6 Aquaporin Membranes

2.2.7 Nanotube Membranes

2.2.8 Desalination with Deep Sea Pressure Differentials

2.2.9 Microbial Desalination Cells

2.3 Thermal-Based Technologies

2.3.1 Evaporation Processes

2.3.2 Membrane Distillation

2.3.3 Pervaporation

2.4 Alternate Technologies

2.4.1 Capacitive Deionization Technologies

2.4.1.1 Membrane-Based Systems

2.4.1.2 Flow-Through Systems

2.4.1.3 Hybrid Systems

2.4.1.4 Entropy Battery Systems

2.4.1.5 Wire-Based Systems

2.4.2 Ion Concentration Polarization

2.4.3 Thermo-Ionic Desalination

2.4.4 Clathrate Hydrates

Chapter 3: Materials and Methods

3.1 Evaluation of TFN RO

3.1.1 Test Site Location and Feed Water Source

3.1.2 Treatment Train

3.1.3 Model Membranes

3.1.4 Estimation of Specific Energy Consumption

3.1.5 Water Quality

3.1.6 Determination of Calculated Parameters

3.2 Evaluation of Semi-Batch RO

3.2.1 Test Site Location and Feed Water Source

3.2.2 Membranes

3.2.3 Equipment Configuration

3.2.4 Operating Conditions.

Chapter 4: Performance of Nanocomposite RO Membranes

4.1 Comparison of Feed Pressure and Permeability

4.2 SEC of TFN RO Membranes

4.3 SEC of TFC RO Membranes

4.4 Long-Term SEC

4.5 Comparison of SEC with Past Studies

4.6 SEC of Total RO System

4.7 Fouling and Cleaning Studies

4.8 Water Quality

4.9 Integrity of Membrane Elements

Chapter 5: Performance of Semi-Batch RO System

5.1 Operating Performance of the Semi-Batch RO System

5.2 SEC of the Semi-Batch RO System

5.3 Potential for Improvement in Energy Savings

5.4 Comparison of SEC

5.5 Water Quality

5.6 Equipment and Components Considerations

Chapter 6: Conclusions

6.1 TFN RO Membranes

6.2 Semi-Batch RO System

6.3 Further Comments

References

Appendix A: Technology Provider Claims on Energy Savings

Appendix B: SEC Data for TFN and TFC RO Membranes

Appendix C: Water Quality Data: TFN RO

Appendix D: Water Quality Data: Semi-Batch RO

Appendix E: RO Modeling Results

Appendix F: Ashkelon Desalination Plant Data.

Notes:

"Desal-11-04."

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed November 25, 2016).

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ISBN:

1-78040-846-3

OCLC:

963575487