Emerging Energy Reducing Technologies for Desalination Applications

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This project evaluated two emerging desalination technologies that showed promise for at least 10-15% savings in specific energy consumption during seawater desalination. The project consisted of a literature review and a pilot-scale evaluation of TFN RO membranes and the semi-batch RO process. Pilot-scale evaluations of TFN RO membranes were conducted at West Basin Municipal Water District’s Ocean Water Demonstration Facility using seawater from the Pacific Ocean. A pilot-scale evaluation of the semi-batch RO process was conducted at the Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) facility in Tel Aviv, Israel. Published by WE&RF. 194 pages. Online PDF. (2016)

Originally funded as WERF project Desal-11-04.

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Emerging Energy Reducing Technologies for Desalination Applications

Abstract

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Emerging Energy Reducing Technologies for Desalination Applications

Potential of Oilfield Produced Water for Irrigation in California

DORIS - Energy Consumption Calculator for Seawater Reverse Osmosis Systems

Evaluation of Dynamic Energy Consumption of Advanced Water and Wastewater Treatment Systems

Balancing Carbon Management, Energy Management, Energy Production, Nutrient Removal and Densification

Acid+ (Full Acid + Process Lab Scale Testing)

Transforming Aeration Energy in Water Resource Recovery Facilities (WRRFs) through Suboxic Nitrogen Removal

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