Abstract
The quality with which water is released from desalination plants is continuously increasing. Since desalination permeates are slightly acidic, contain very low buffering capacity and are very soft, post-treatment is always required. This paper reviews the knowledge accumulated in the last decades on desalination post-treatment processes. It covers fundamental chemistry aspects, required water quality criteria, advantages and disadvantages of currently applied processes, engineering and cost considerations, recent full-scale project experience and up-to-date research trends.
Original language | English |
---|---|
Pages (from-to) | 6-22 |
Number of pages | 17 |
Journal | Desalination |
Volume | 273 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Jun 2011 |
Keywords
- Calcite dissolution
- Desalination
- Dolomite dissolution
- Ion exchange
- Post-treatment
- Review
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Chemistry
- General Chemical Engineering
- General Materials Science
- Water Science and Technology
- Mechanical Engineering