EBOOK Sustainable Water for the Future
Opis
Water Recycling versus Desalination
This book will be a portion of a series of books on sustainability. Specifically, it deals with the issue of sustainable water use. Fresh sources of potable water are being depleted across the world. Pure water is the goal of water utilities as well as several industries. Well past the experimental stage, membrane processes are now a proven and reliable method of providing high-quality, cost-effective water. Membrane technologies have immediate applications to treatment of fresh, brackish and sea waters, as well as wastewater reclamation. With innovative module design and engineering, micro- and ultra-filtrations have become effective and economical for drinking water production, particularly for removal of microorganisms. Membrane bioreactors are being developed for municipal and industrial water recycling. Various membrane processes are also used to remove contaminants from industrial wastewaters. This book will cover the fundamental and practical concepts and issues dealing with the application of membrane technologies for sustainable water treatment. It will describe and compare the effectiveness of desalination versus water recycling for long-term sustainable water use.- Desalination: description of global water situation along with the different technologies that are used for desalination.- Water Recycling: description of global water situation along with the different technologies that are used for water recycling.- Comparison of Water Recycline and Desalination: while there are a few books that individually discuss sustainable water use or water recycling or desalination applications, no efforts have yet been made to compare the two prevalent technologies, ie. water recycling and desalination.
This book will be a portion of a series of books on sustainability. Specifically, it deals with the issue of sustainable water use. Fresh sources of potable water are being depleted across the world. Pure water is the goal of water utilities as well as several industries. Well past the experimental stage, membrane processes are now a proven and reliable method of providing high-quality, cost-effective water. Membrane technologies have immediate applications to treatment of fresh, brackish and sea waters, as well as wastewater reclamation. With innovative module design and engineering, micro- and ultra-filtrations have become effective and economical for drinking water production, particularly for removal of microorganisms. Membrane bioreactors are being developed for municipal and industrial water recycling. Various membrane processes are also used to remove contaminants from industrial wastewaters. This book will cover the fundamental and practical concepts and issues dealing with the application of membrane technologies for sustainable water treatment. It will describe and compare the effectiveness of desalination versus water recycling for long-term sustainable water use.- Desalination: description of global water situation along with the different technologies that are used for desalination.- Water Recycling: description of global water situation along with the different technologies that are used for water recycling.- Comparison of Water Recycline and Desalination: while there are a few books that individually discuss sustainable water use or water recycling or desalination applications, no efforts have yet been made to compare the two prevalent technologies, ie. water recycling and desalination.