Seawater Desalination Conventional and Renewable Energy Processes /

A growing proportion of the world's population is dependent on Seawater Desalination as a source of fresh water for both potable and civil use. One of the main drawbacks of conventional desalination technologies is the substantial energy requirement, which is facing cost increases in the global...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Cipollina, Andrea (Editor), Micale, Giorgio (Editor), Rizzuti, Lucio (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2009.
Edition:1st ed. 2009.
Series:Green Energy and Technology,
Subjects:
Pollution.
Water.
Hydrology.
Chemistry, Technical.
Engineering geology.
Environmental engineering.
Biotechnology.
Bioremediation.
Renewable energy sources.
Industrial Chemistry.
Geoengineering.
Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology.
Renewable Energy.
Online Access:Texto Completo
Table of Contents:
  • Seawater Desalination for Freshwater Production
  • Conventional Thermal Processes
  • Membranes for Desalination
  • Commercial Desalination Technologies
  • Nuclear Desalination
  • Solar Thermal Processes
  • Membrane Distillation for Solar Desalination
  • Photovoltaic Reverse Osmosis and Electrodialysis
  • Wind and Wave Energy for Reverse Osmosis
  • Operating RE/Desalination Units
  • Protecting the Marine Environment.

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