Desalination of Water: a Review

• Published in: Current pollution reports Vol. 4; no. 2; pp. 104 - 111
• Main Authors: Darre, Natasha C., Toor, Gurpal S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 01.06.2018; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Alternative energy sources; Aquatic Pollution; Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution; Brackish water; Costs; Desalination; Desalination plants; Drinking water; Earth and Environmental Science; Efficiency; electricity; energy; Energy consumption; energy recovery; Environment; Environmental effects; environmental impact; Environmental Law/Policy/Ecojustice; freshwater; Industrial Pollution Prevention; Membranes; Monitoring/Environmental Analysis; New technology; Pollution; Power plants; Renewable energy sources; Salinity; Seawater; Section Editors; Topical Collection on Water Pollution; Waste management; Waste Water Technology; wastes; Water demand; Water Management; Water Pollution (G Toor and L Nghiem; Water Pollution Control; Water shortages; water stress; Middle East; Saudi Arabia; Kuwait; Reverse osmosis; Brine management; Membrane fouling; Desalination

Purpose of Review In the face of rising water demands and dwindling freshwater supplies, alternative water sources are needed. Desalination of water has become a key to helping meet increasing water needs, especially in water-stressed countries where water obtained by desalination far exceeds suppli...