Journal of Cleaner Production,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
319, P. 128485 - 128485
Published: Aug. 11, 2021
Brine
released
from
desalination
plants
is
extremely
high
in
salinity
and
contains
various
chemicals,
which
are
harmful
to
the
ecosystem.
The
disposal
of
brine
has
raised
great
concerns
for
industry
around
world
due
its
detrimental
impact
on
fauna
flora.
This
review
complies
with
zero
liquid
discharge
technologies
that
have
been
proposed
successful
aims
minimize
discharge.
Moreover,
it
highlights
some
impacts
marine
Flora.
It
also
discusses
both
thermal
membrane
recovering
freshwater,
energy,
minerals
waste
brine,
addition
recent
advances
a
solar
pond,
distillation,
pressure
retarded
osmosis,
etc.
In
Driver-Pressure-State-Impact-Response
(DPSIR)
framework
was
used
this
analyze
water
resource
system
Qatar.
facilitates
provides
comprehensive
approach
minimizing
potential
can
be
practiced
applied
countries
where
set
up.
promotes
cleaner
production,
sustainability,
recycling
will
help
protect
preserve
country's
natural
resources.
Chemical Reviews,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
123(5), P. 2436 - 2608
Published: Feb. 27, 2023
Production
of
metals
stands
for
40%
all
industrial
greenhouse
gas
emissions,
10%
the
global
energy
consumption,
3.2
billion
tonnes
minerals
mined,
and
several
by-products
every
year.
Therefore,
must
become
more
sustainable.
A
circular
economy
model
does
not
work,
because
market
demand
exceeds
available
scrap
currently
by
about
two-thirds.
Even
under
optimal
conditions,
at
least
one-third
will
also
in
future
come
from
primary
production,
creating
huge
emissions.
Although
influence
on
warming
has
been
discussed
with
respect
to
mitigation
strategies
socio-economic
factors,
fundamental
materials
science
make
metallurgical
sector
sustainable
less
addressed.
This
may
be
attributed
fact
that
field
describes
a
challenge,
but
yet
homogeneous
research
field.
However,
sheer
magnitude
this
challenge
its
environmental
effects,
caused
than
2
produced
year,
sustainability
an
essential
topic
only
technological
point
view
basic
perspective.
paper
aims
identify
discuss
most
pressing
scientific
bottleneck
questions
key
mechanisms,
considering
metal
synthesis
(minerals),
secondary
(scrap),
tertiary
(re-mined)
sources
as
well
energy-intensive
downstream
processing.
Focus
is
placed
aspects,
particularly
those
help
reduce
CO2
process
engineering
or
economy.
The
describe
devastating
metal-related
emissions
climate,
approaches
how
solve
problem,
through
can
render
metallurgy
fossil-free.
content
direct
measures
(production)
indirect
leverage
their
properties
(strength,
weight,
longevity,
functionality).
Membranes,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
13(6), P. 612 - 612
Published: June 20, 2023
Climate
change,
global
population
growth,
and
rising
standards
of
living
have
put
immense
strain
on
natural
resources,
resulting
in
the
unsecured
availability
water
as
an
existential
resource.
Access
to
high-quality
drinking
is
crucial
for
daily
life,
food
production,
industry,
nature.
However,
demand
freshwater
resources
exceeds
available
supply,
making
it
essential
utilize
all
alternative
such
desalination
brackish
water,
seawater,
wastewater.
Reverse
osmosis
a
highly
efficient
method
increase
supplies
make
clean,
affordable
accessible
millions
people.
ensure
universal
access
various
measures
need
be
implemented,
including
centralized
governance,
educational
campaigns,
improvements
catchment
harvesting
technologies,
infrastructure
development,
irrigation
agricultural
practices,
pollution
control,
investments
novel
transboundary
cooperation.
This
paper
provides
comprehensive
overview
utilizing
sources,
with
particular
emphasis
seawater
wastewater
reclamation
techniques.
In
particular,
membrane-based
technologies
are
critically
reviewed,
focus
their
energy
consumption,
costs,
environmental
impacts.
Advanced Science,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
9(27)
Published: July 27, 2022
The
ever-increasing
amount
of
batteries
used
in
today's
society
has
led
to
an
increase
the
demand
lithium
last
few
decades.
While
mining
resources
this
element
have
been
steadily
exploited
and
are
rapidly
depleting,
water
constitute
interesting
reservoir
just
out
reach
current
technologies.
Several
techniques
being
explored
novel
materials
engineered.
evaporation
is
very
time-consuming
large
footprints,
ion
sieves
supramolecular
systems
can
be
suitably
tailored
even
integrated
into
membrane
electrochemical
techniques.
This
review
gives
a
comprehensive
overview
available
solutions
recover
from
both
by
passive
electrically
enhanced
Accordingly,
work
aims
provide
single
document
rational
comparison
outstanding
strategies
remove
aqueous
sources.
To
end,
practical
figures
merit
main
groups
provided.
An
absence
common
experimental
protocol
resulting
variability
data
methods
identified.
need
for
shared
methodology
agreement
report
performance
metrics
underlined.
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
195, P. 114320 - 114320
Published: Feb. 23, 2024
Hydrogen
is
envisaged
to
play
a
major
role
in
decarbonizing
our
future
energy
systems.
ideal
for
storing
renewable
over
longer
durations,
strengthening
security.
It
can
be
used
provide
electricity,
heat,
power
long-haul
transport,
shipping,
and
aviation,
several
industrial
processes.
The
cost
of
green
hydrogen
produced
from
via
electrolysis
dominated
by
the
electricity
used.
Operating
electrolyzers
only
during
periods
low
prices
will
limit
production
capacity
underutilize
high
investment
costs
electrolyzer
plants.
deep
offshore
wind
promising
solution
unlock
affordable
electrolytic
at
scale.
Deep
locations
result
an
increased
factor
generated
60–70%,
4–5
times
that
onshore
locations.
Dedicated
farms
use
majority
>80%
generate
economical
hydrogen.
In
some
scenarios,
optimal
carrier
transport
onshore.
This
review
discusses
opportunities
challenges
using
seawater.
includes
impact
site
selection,
size
electrolyzer,
direct
seawater
without
deionization.
compares
overall
system
efficiency,
cost,
lifetime
when
operating
with
feed
deionized
water
reverse
osmosis
flash
evaporation
short
medium
term,
it
advised
install
plant
ion
exchanger
instead
directly.
