Handbook of Desalination Technology and Engineering

Author: Gao Congjie
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Publish Date: 2004-04-01
Features: China is one of the countries with a per capita water resource occupation rate lower than the world average. The scarcity of freshwater resources has become a bottleneck issue restricting our social progress and development. However, China has relatively abundant seawater and brackish water resources. Desalinating and utilizing seawater and brackish water are important approaches to address China's freshwater shortage. This book is led by Gao Congjie, a chief expert in China's water treatment technology, for writing. Based on an introduction to the global water resources situation and seawater and brackish water desalination technology knowledge, it comprehensively introduces various modern seawater desalination technologies and engineering, including thermal methods (such as distillation and freezing), membrane methods (such as reverse osmosis and nanofiltration, electrodialysis), the use of nuclear energy, solar energy, wind energy, and other methods (capacitive adsorption, gas hydrates, embedded ion exchange membrane pressure-swing adsorption, solvent extraction), etc. It also introduces various water quality standards and water quality testing methods. This manual primarily focuses on introducing various seawater desalination technologies and engineering, emphasizing practicality. From large-scale seawater desalination plants to shipboard, household desalination facilities, from seawater desalination technology applications on islands and land to survival desalination methods, it provides detailed introductions on some engineering cases. At the same time, it also covers the extension of seawater desalination technology, the comprehensive utilization of seawater resources, and the development of new theories related to seawater desalination. This book is valuable for seawater and brackish water desalination projects (industries) of different scales and purposes. It can serve as a reference for students and teachers in relevant disciplines such as marine science, water resources, and environmental science, as well as for engineering technicians and management personnel.