Zhanna Shin
MSE 227
T-Th 2:00-3:15 pm
Professor Lisa Reiner
December 5, 2016
Desalination Processes
ABSTRACT
The process of desalination can be described as any process that removes salts and other mineral particles present in a salt water environment from water. Desalination processes can help variety of industries as well as human consumption. In the very beginning desalination processes were associated with much higher costs but since the massive researched and improvements in the technology started happening, desalination processes started competing with less expensive methods for cleanliness of water (Krishna, 1). Two distinct techniques for water treatment processes use either electrical-driven or pressure-driven technologies. For the purpose of this technical report the main focus will revolve around pressure-driven membrane operation which will encompass four overlapping membrane types. These categories compiled of Reverse Osmosis, Nanofiltration, Ultrafiltration and Microfiltration (Pangarkar, Sane, Guddad, 2011).
INTRODUCTION
The groundwater storage has been depleted through the various sources of human consumption. In many places the quality of groundwater became a concern that can harm human health because of the overexploitation as well as contamination. Without a constant source of water human survival can be threatened. Therefore, methods of supplying fresh water such as desalination processes have become very popular and widely studied because of
Should California start to desalinate Ocean water? California should not start to desalinate ocean water
The advantages of desalination represents an opportunity to use oceanic water resources. If the appropriate conditions are present, a desalination plant could potentially be used to replace an existing or future dam. As existing sources of useable water run dry, desalination is a very effective, alternative source of water. On top of that the distillation process produces one of the highest quality water, with a range of 1 to 50 ppm tds, tds is also known as total dissolved solids. With the recommended California standard being 500 ppm, this quality of water is far beyond any other water quality seen before.
1. There are two main sources of fresh drinking water, ground water and surface water. Ground water originates from precipitations that usually fall in the form of snow or rain. While, the surface water is also originates from precipitate that reaches the land surface and is then recharged into rivers, wetlands and lakes. Although these systems are usually reliable, in desperate time of need, a more reliable source of water is needed. The desalination plant is extremely valuable and flexible because it does not depend on rainfall. Instead, the desalination plant is the only source that relies on seawater. Using seawater in the desalination plant helps meet the community’s water needs and secures the water needs in the future. While other sources of water, such as rainwater or water from dames are not reliable enough to strictly rely
It begins sea water to enter the sea water intakes through the refineries so as to prevent impurities from entering the sea water pumps, which in turn pumped seawater evaporators. After that, sea water mix with sodium hypochlorite when sea water intakes before entering the evaporator in order to process biological material sticking out. This solution (sol) is treated in tanks and then is injected through the pumps in specific amount on demand. There are electric power plates next to the sea water intakes for distribute electricity power that feed pumps and other electrically equipment’s, as there is also a measurement required for this equipment and control devices. The seawater moves
Desalination has been used for hundreds of decades, Greek sailors heated water to evaporate fresh water away from the salt and other minerals, and the Romans used some clay filters to trap salt. Today's urbane methods still mostly use the concepts of distillation or filtration. The procedure of desalinating sea water to produce drinkable fluid has a long and gorgeous history. Nevertheless, the first significant modern desalination process to perform was multi-stage flash distillation type (MSF) it is a process that originally started during the mid-20th century in the USA (1955). Moreover, even though multi-effect distillation had been revealed and had the potential to be more effective than multi-stage flash desalination (MSF), it took a
As world population increases along with demand for clean water desalination will become an increasingly important part of our water supply in the 21st century. We will not run out of water but we will pay more for receiving it in potable
After years of water shortages plaguing the southeast of Queensland the state government decided to build a desalination plant, at Tugun, on the Gold Coast in 2009. After only 2 months after the taps were finally turned on, the State Government’s $1.2 billion desalination plant was shut down for five weeks of repair. (task sheet) The main problem the desalination plant faced was corrosion. The two giant stainless tanks used to store desalinated water had to be replaced because of corrosion and more than 100m of rusting pipe had to be replaced.
When nature limits our accessibility to water by droughts, we face no other choice but to turn toward the oceans for water. In that case we have to desalinate ocean water in order to purify it. The two most commonly known methods for desalination used around the world are Reverse Osmosis and Vapor Compression Desalination. We may take these two advancements in technology for granted in our daily lives and overuse the constantly flowing water. We need to take into consideration the amount of energy and effort required to purify water using these two processes. As the population grows in the drought areas the need for producing desalinated water is also going to increase, as
Water desalination processes separate dissolved salts and other minerals from water. Feed water sources may include brackish, seawater, wells, surface (rivers and streams), wastewater, and industrial feed and process waters. Membrane separation requires driving forces including pressure (applied and vapor), electric potential, and concentration to overcome natural osmotic pressures and effectively force water through membrane processes. As such, the technology is energy intensive and research is continually evolving to improve efficiency and reduce energy consumption.
In general, membrane treatment processes use either pressure-driven or electrical-driven technologies. Pressure-driven membrane technologies include reverse osmosis (RO), nano-filtration (NF), ultrafiltration
Water is the nerve of life. It affects the food, energy, environment and health of billions of people living on the planet earth. Large populations living in vast arid areas around the world suffer from water scarcity. With exceedingly limited resources of water, about 200 million people distribute the Arab countries in North Africa, and the Middle East depends mainly on fossil groundwater that is a non-renewable resource. However, modern technology provides them a gift “Desalination” it is the technique of removing salt and other impurities from seawater in order to make it suitable for human use. This essay will discuss desalination as a necessary solution to water shortage in the future from various aspects such as sustainability, environment,
These risks provide that the desalination technology is not perfect now, and still has room to develop. The south of Australia is experiencing a long term drying trend, therefore the seawater desalination can be an integral part of base load supply in Olympic Dam Mine. However, desalination plants require a heavy investment and has impacts on environment, the Seawater desalination is becoming now one important tool to manage water supply in the dry places. Facing these challenges that ensure the coastal cities remain livable, the economies remain productive, and continuity mining process. For other Mines in Australia affected by drought, the seawater desalination is becoming a best way to solve the problem of water shortage.
As the drought bakes its way toward a fourth year, the state has a string of secret weapons in the works that could supply millions of gallons of new drinking water and help stave off disaster: desalination plants.
The cause of deaths every year in poorer countries is attributed to the lack of clean water and at the same time, in affluent countries, the need for clean drinking water is continuously increasing (Kucera, 2014). Thus, the need for the development of new means for the production of the clean drinking water is a high priority for international organizations, governments, and agencies doing research. Sustainable water desalination using Membrane distillation can make a major contribution to meeting the demand for clean for distillation water. Membrane Distillation is a process that looks more promising in the current approaches used. However, the process raises the issues of energy efficiency. The process of water desalination involves the separation of dissolved salts and other minerals contained in the water. The sources of water may include seawater, wells, rivers and wastewater. There are some driving forces that are required to do membrane separation. These include pressure, electrical potential, and concentration in order to overcome natural osmotic pressures and to be able to force water through the membrane in an effective way. The plant using this technology requires a lot of energy. The demand for energy and the production of wastewater have made desalination plants controversial. The high energy demanded, therefore, has to be reduced in order to continue the process easily. As a result, a new technology has been devised that uses the very minimal amount of electricity and has the potential of saving huge amounts of water. The technology used in membrane distillation uses waste heat to do the evaporation of wastewater through a fine membrane.
The process of desalination separates saline water into two parts. One of them, has a lot higher concentration than the original feed water known as the brine concentrate or simply as concentrate. The second part is one that has low concentration of salt (treated water or product water). There are two major types of technologies used for desalination and with that under each type, there’s 3 different types of methods used. One of the major types of technology of desalination is called thermal technology. The second type is called membrane technology.