Microfluidic Electrochemical Desalination Systems: A Review DOI Open Access
Waad H. Abuwatfa,

H. M. Abo Taleb,

Nour AlSawaftah

et al.

Water, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 17(11), P. 1601 - 1601

Published: May 25, 2025

Microfluidic techniques have emerged as promising, efficient, cost-effective, and environmentally friendly desalination solutions. By utilizing fluid dynamics at the microscale, these offer precise control over chemical, biological, physical processes, presenting advantages such reduced energy consumption, miniaturization, portability, enhanced process control. A significant challenge in scaling microfluidic for macro applications is disparity flow rates. Current devices operate microliters per minute, while practical require liters daily. Solutions involve integrating multiple units on a single chip developing stackable designs. Innovative designs, 3D chips, shown promise enhancing scalability. Fouling, particularly seawater environments, presents another major challenge. Addressing fouling through advanced materials, including graphene nanomaterials, critical to improving efficiency longevity of devices. Advances device fabrication, photo-patterned hydrogel membranes printing, increased complexity affordability. Hybrid fabrication approaches could further enhance membrane quality efficiency. Energy consumption remains concern, necessitating research into more energy-efficient designs integration with renewable sources. This paper explores various electrochemical-based methods, dialysis/electrodialysis, capacitive deionization (CDI)/electrochemical (ECDI), ion concentration polarization (ICP), electrochemical (ECD).

Language: Английский

Recent Advances in Zero Discharge Treatment Technologies for Desulfurization Wastewater in Coal-Fired Power Plants: A Mini-Review DOI Open Access
Baoqiang Liao,

Xianyang Zeng,

Zhongqian Ling

et al.

Processes, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 13(4), P. 982 - 982

Published: March 26, 2025

Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) is a wastewater management strategy that eliminates liquid waste while maximizing water use efficiency. This article reviews the primary ZLD technologies used for desulfurization (DWW) treatment in coal-fired power plants. These include thermal process and membrane process. The includes “concentrated crystallization” technology “gas evaporation drying” technology. paper also highlights recent advances plant treatment. advantages limitations of each technique are discussed. Membrane considered promising solution recycling, offers easy operation maintenance without need pretreatment. Finally, outlines possible future directions DWW.

Language: Английский

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Sustainable and Renewable Strategies for Desalination DOI
Driss Azdem,

Aziza Lamchaimech,

Anass Ariss

et al.

IGI Global eBooks, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 421 - 436

Published: April 25, 2025

Access to clean water and energy is essential for human well-being, but rapid population growth industrialization are straining these resources. Desalination using renewable offers a promising solution. Sustainable practices like staged processes, waste heat recovery, hybrid systems can ease the burden on supplies while reducing environmental impact. This paper examines both traditional innovative desalination methods, focusing integrating evaluating costs. It proposes combining with recovery technologies meet global needs suggests approach grid power renewables lower costs in small-scale applications.

Language: Английский

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Urease-Driven Microbially Induced Carbonate Precipitation (MICP) for the Circular Valorization of Reverse Osmosis Brine Waste: A Perspective Review DOI Open Access
Dayana Arias, Karem Gallardo, Manuel Saldaña

et al.

Minerals, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 15(5), P. 543 - 543

Published: May 20, 2025

The growing scarcity of freshwater has accelerated the global deployment desalination technologies, especially reverse osmosis (RO), as an alternative to meet increasing water demands. However, this process generates substantial quantities brine—a hypersaline waste stream that can severely impact marine ecosystems if improperly managed. This perspective review explores use urease-driven Microbially Induced Carbonate Precipitation (MICP) a biotechnological solution aligned with circular economy principles for treatment and valorization RO brines. Through enzymatic activity ureolytic microorganisms, MICP promotes precipitation calcium carbonate other mineral phases, enabling recovery valuable elements reducing environmental burdens. Beyond capture, shows promise in stabilization toxic metals potential integration microbial electrochemical systems energy applications. summarizes current developments, identifies existing challenges, such performance saline conditions reliance on conventional urea sources, proposes future directions focused strain optimization, nutrient recycling, scalability sustainable implementation.

Language: Английский

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Microfluidic Electrochemical Desalination Systems: A Review DOI Open Access
Waad H. Abuwatfa,

H. M. Abo Taleb,

Nour AlSawaftah

et al.

Water, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 17(11), P. 1601 - 1601

Published: May 25, 2025

Microfluidic techniques have emerged as promising, efficient, cost-effective, and environmentally friendly desalination solutions. By utilizing fluid dynamics at the microscale, these offer precise control over chemical, biological, physical processes, presenting advantages such reduced energy consumption, miniaturization, portability, enhanced process control. A significant challenge in scaling microfluidic for macro applications is disparity flow rates. Current devices operate microliters per minute, while practical require liters daily. Solutions involve integrating multiple units on a single chip developing stackable designs. Innovative designs, 3D chips, shown promise enhancing scalability. Fouling, particularly seawater environments, presents another major challenge. Addressing fouling through advanced materials, including graphene nanomaterials, critical to improving efficiency longevity of devices. Advances device fabrication, photo-patterned hydrogel membranes printing, increased complexity affordability. Hybrid fabrication approaches could further enhance membrane quality efficiency. Energy consumption remains concern, necessitating research into more energy-efficient designs integration with renewable sources. This paper explores various electrochemical-based methods, dialysis/electrodialysis, capacitive deionization (CDI)/electrochemical (ECDI), ion concentration polarization (ICP), electrochemical (ECD).

Language: Английский

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0