One book dealing with the fundamentals of thermal and membrane
desalination systems and discussing their economical as well as
environmental aspects.
With a growing population, climate change and greater water demand,
desalination has increasingly become a part of the solution to regional
water scarcity - seawater desalination capacity has roughly doubled in
the past ten years. Desalination has also begun to receive more
attention in academia, with research focusing on improving energy
efficiency and system robustness and lowering capital costs.
With this book, an introduction is given to the basics and fundamentals
of desalination systems. Both, thermal and membrane desalination
systems, are covered and discussed in view of energy, exergy, economic
and environmental aspects. In the beginning, Introduction to
Desalination: Systems, Processes and Environmental Impacts describes
multi effect evaporation, vapor compression and multi-stage flashing.
Further chapters deal with common membrane-based separations like
reverse osmosis and membrane filtration, forward osmosis, diffusion
dialysis and pervaporation as well as thermo-osmosis, electrodialysis
and electrodeionization. Subsequently, hybrid systems are discussed, and
the economic analysis of such systems and their environmental impact are
highlighted. Each chapter contains theoretical and practical examples
and concludes with questions and problems for self-study.
* Needed: Desalination has become a part of the solution to regional
water scarcity and an introductory book in this field is urgently
needed.
* Balanced Approach: Presents the fundamentals of thermal and membrane
desalination systems.
* Learning Material: Each chapter includes exercises for self-study and
Instructors can find teaching material online.
Introduction to Desalination: Systems, Processes and Environmental
Impacts is an important resource for master's students in engineering
sciences, lecturers in chemical and mechanical engineering, engineers,
environmental chemists, as well as process engineers, engineering
scientists in industry, and environmental consultants.
