Category: Water reuse
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US/China researchers develop ultra-efficient multi-stage solar desal
Scientists funded by US and Chinese bodies have published details of a multi-stage solar desalination process, claiming a record-high solar-to-vapor conversion efficiency of 385% under one-sun illumination, where more than 75% of the total production was collected through condensation.
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UK/Saudi initiative targets low-cost carbon neutral desalination using solar dome
NEOM has signed an agreement with UK-based Solar Water Plc to build the first ever "solar dome" desalination plants in NEOM, northwest Saudi Arabia. The pilot project claims it will revolutionise the water desalination process.
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US EPA releases draft National Water Reuse Action Plan for public comment
The draft National Water Reuse Action Plan highlights key actions that support consideration and implementation of water reuse across the water sector.
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Researchers report new desalination technique for hypersaline brines
A Columbia Engineering team led by Ngai Yin Yip, assistant professor of earth and environmental engineering, claims to have developed a radically different desalination approach hypersaline brines, called: temperature swing solvent extraction (TSSE)
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New research published on selective ion exchange membranes
Laura Paltrinieri and co-workers developed a method to prepare functional membranes based on covalent incorporation of a functionalised monomer
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New Report: Towards a global standard for water reuse
Does the world need a standard regulatory framework around water reuse, and what might this look like?
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MIT details process to use brine as a resource
Researchers at MIT have published details of a process to recycle brine for use in desalination plants instead of disposing of it.
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Chile predicts 230 per cent rise in seawater use in mining
Projections from the Chilean Ministry of Mines are for 230 per cent growth in use of seawater by the nation’s copper mining industry in the next 10 years.
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Penn State models membrane’s internal structure with microscopy
A team of researchers at Penn State university has used the latest in microscopy to model the internal structure of a desalination membrane, seeking to improve the technology.
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IDE Technologies ‘breaks recovery limits’ for BWRO brine
IDE Technologies has introduced new system MAXH2O, which is designed to improve recovery rates in brackish water reverse osmosis (BWRO) brine.
