Desalination in the GCC countries- a review

Moossa, Buzaina; Trivedi, Priyank; Saleem, Haleema; Zaidi, Syed Javaid

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.131717

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“…A total of 332 publications on desalination processes were produced with a focus on life cycle assessment for sustainability and solar desalination to make the process economic. Currently, desalination plants are used to complement the water supply requirements in GCC countries [ 40 , 41 ]. There are more than 150 research articles on desalination.…”

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Gulf Cooperation Council countries' water and climate research to strengthen UN's SDGs 6 and 13

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Gulf Cooperation Council countries' water and climate research to strengthen UN's SDGs 6 and 13

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Abrar²,

Baig³

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Heliyon

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“…In ( 14), the salt balance equation is shown where the water concentrations are resolved. In ( 15), (16), and ( 17 (20) The plant recovery ratio 𝑅𝑟 𝑑,𝑡 was determined in (18), and it ranged from 30 to 55%. In addition, the rate of water rejected 𝑅 𝑑,𝑡 is calculated in (19), which depends on permeate 𝐶𝑝 𝑑,𝑡 and feed 𝐶𝑓 concentrations in ppm, respectively.…”

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“…This study [15] focused on freezing water to efficiently extract fresh water through the HyDesal process that promotes the idea of WEN. However, one of the most common methods to desalinate water is the reverse osmosis (RO) technique, as it does not rely on the traditional thermal desalination procedures [16] and thus can be powered by solar or wind-based renewable resources, which can provide low-running costs and mitigate the CO2 emissions. However, to harness the advantages of RO it should be incorporated with renewable sources to attain the promised requirements [17], [18], [19].…”

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A Water-Energy Nexus Approach for the Co-Optimization of Electric and Water Systems

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The staggering increase in water production, driven by population and economic growth, has consequently led to a massive increase in energy demand, particularly in countries that rely on desalination. Hence, the concept of the water-energy nexus has emerged as the best option to alleviate the gap between the demand and production of both water and power. This paper proposes a new approach for co-optimizing water and electric power systems by incorporating the energy-intensive equipment involved in water desalination and distribution. The proposed procedure leverages the energy flexibility of reverse osmosis (RO) desalination tracks that can operate alternatively in conjunction with water network storage tanks and variable-speed pumps to satisfy water demand while minimizing energy and operating costs. The developed model takes into consideration the essential constraints of both the power and water systems to meet consumer demands. Further, a mixed-integer nonlinear programming model is proposed for the day-ahead operation of the two integrated systems. The simulation findings show that the suggested technique is successful in scheduling the energy-intensive equipment in the two systems to achieve a $26,993 per day savings compared to a 4.6% decrease in overall operating costs when compared to optimizing each system independently.

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“…With the world’s rapid development in several sectors, the possibility of excessive pollution ejection into the environment has increased [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]. As a result, environmental water pollution caused by harmful metal ions has developed as one of the most serious issues faced by humans [ 4 , 5 ].…”

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Sustainable Preparation of Graphene Quantum Dots for Metal Ion Sensing Application

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Over the past several years, graphene quantum dots (GQDs) have been extensively studied in water treatment and sensing applications because of their exceptional structure-related properties, intrinsic inert carbon property, eco-friendly nature, etc. This work reported on the preparation of GQDs from the ethanolic extracts of eucalyptus tree leaves by a hydrothermal treatment technique. Different heat treatment times and temperatures were used during the hydrothermal treatment technique. The optical, morphological, and compositional analyses of the green-synthesized GQDs were carried out. It can be noted that the product yield of GQDs showed the maximum yield at a reaction temperature of 300 °C. Further, it was noted that at a treatment period of 480 min, the greatest product yield of about 44.34% was attained. The quantum yields of prepared GQDs obtained after 480 min of treatment at 300 °C (named as GQD/300) were noted to be 0.069. Moreover, the D/G ratio of GQD/300 was noted to be 0.532 and this suggested that the GQD/300 developed has a nano-crystalline graphite structure. The TEM images demonstrated the development of GQD/300 with sizes between 2.0 to 5.0 nm. Furthermore, it was noted that the GQD/300 can detect Fe3+ in a very selective manner, and hence the developed GQD/300 was successfully used for the metal ion sensing application.

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Desalination in the GCC countries- a review

Cited by 59 publications

References 141 publications

Gulf Cooperation Council countries' water and climate research to strengthen UN's SDGs 6 and 13

Gulf Cooperation Council countries' water and climate research to strengthen UN's SDGs 6 and 13

A Water-Energy Nexus Approach for the Co-Optimization of Electric and Water Systems

Sustainable Preparation of Graphene Quantum Dots for Metal Ion Sensing Application

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