WATER
The Fujairah 2 Reverse Osmosis Desalination Plant is part of the largest hybrid desalination plant in the United Arab Emirates and one of the largest in the world. It produces daily 591,000 m3 of fresh drinking water.
Advancements in graphene to reduce swelling and pore size when exposed to water will reduce energy costs for existing reverse osmosis desalination plants and open the door to affordable second generation desalination.
Israel has pioneered the formula to fresh water abundance; conservation, no-waste, no-leaks, re-use of wastewater, drip-irrigation, affordable desalination and water sold at a price to cover costs. As the impacts of climate change and population growth plays out globally, desalination is seen as the only answer, however as Israel has proven there are numerous technologies and policies that are necessary to truely achieve water security.
Thermal desalination efficiencies with heat recuperation and re-use reduces energy imput.
The system employs both membrane and thermal methodologies in the desalination process to produce a more cost effective and environmentally friendly system. Aqualife Global will develop and commercialize the technology.
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There are numerous new technologies for desalination in the pipe stream: solar domes in the desert, nanofiber technology membranes and other nanomaterials, which can desalinise sea water in minutes…
The Global Aqua Innovation Center at Shinshu University have developed a robust carbon nanotube membrane that is combined with a reverse osmosis membrane for desalination of seawater. The cost effective new membrane lets more water through more quickly and reduces clogging. The demonstration test began in 2019 at a water treatment facility in Kitakyushu using the new membrane to treat 5.5 tons of seawater daily.
Process developed at MIT could turn concentrated brine into useful chemicals, making desalination more efficient.
MIT News Office /David L. Chandier, Published: February 13, 2019
Scientific American
By Erica Gies, Published June 6, 2016
CO2 + Brine > Baking Soda & Calcium Chloride