RO elements provide high-efficiency, low-energy sea-water desalination

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 (2) ◽  
pp. 2
2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amall Ramanathan ◽  
Maha Aqra

<p></p><p>The growing population and energy demand, coupled with the depleting fresh water resources has resulted in great progress in sea water desalination (SWD) technologies. Nanopores of 2D materials like graphene and its structural analogs are the latest innovations in membrane technology for SWD. The performance of these novel atomically thin nanopores as seen from various experimental and theoretical studies is highly encouraging with reports of water permeability 2-3 orders of magnitude greater than the conventional reverse osmosis (RO). The potential for high efficiency and the low energy requirements of these nanopores for desalination has led to tremendous efforts in fabrication and commercialization. We present here a review of the very recent patents associated with the preparation of these nanopores, the process and the efficiency of SWD. </p><br><p></p>


Author(s):  
Amall Ramanathan ◽  
Maha Aqra

<p></p><p>The growing population and energy demand, coupled with the depleting fresh water resources has resulted in great progress in sea water desalination (SWD) technologies. Nanopores of 2D materials like graphene and its structural analogs are the latest innovations in membrane technology for SWD. The performance of these novel atomically thin nanopores as seen from various experimental and theoretical studies is highly encouraging with reports of water permeability 2-3 orders of magnitude greater than the conventional reverse osmosis (RO). The potential for high efficiency and the low energy requirements of these nanopores for desalination has led to tremendous efforts in fabrication and commercialization. We present here a review of the very recent patents associated with the preparation of these nanopores, the process and the efficiency of SWD. </p><br><p></p>


2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 233-242

Abstract: The growing population and energy demand, coupled with the depleting fresh water resources resulted in great progress in sea water desalination (SWD) technologies. Nanopores of 2D materials, like graphene and its structural analogs, are the latest innovations in membrane technology for SWD. The performance of these novel atomically thin nanopores, as seen from various experimental and theoretical studies, is highly encouraging with reports of water permeability 2-3 orders of magnitude greater than the conventional reverse osmosis (RO). The potential for high efficiency and the low energy requirements of these nanopores for desalination led to tremendous efforts in fabrication and commercialization. We present here a review of the very recent patents associated with the preparation of these nanopores, the process and the efficiency of SWD. Keywords: 2D nanopores, Graphene, Membrane, Patents, Desalination.


Author(s):  
Niu Limin ◽  
Zheng Qun

STIG power plant is a competitive choice for commercial use because of its inherent characteristics and high efficiency. But if it was to be a marine propulsive engine, a fresh water supplying system should be provided for the heat recovery boiler. A two stage experimental reverse osmosis (RO) sea water desalination system which consist of an RO membrane and fine filter and super fine filter etc. is established. The experiments on the system and measurements of the desalination water quality indicate that the RO desalination system is suitable for marine STIG power plant. Some design and experimental problems and experimental results are presented and discussed in this paper.


2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (39) ◽  
pp. 18839-18846 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hanwen Liu ◽  
Chaoji Chen ◽  
Huang Wen ◽  
Ruixue Guo ◽  
Nick A. Williams ◽  
...  

The solar evaporator combining narrow bandgap semiconductor nanoparticles with wood substrate exhibits high efficiency for sea water desalination.


Author(s):  
Mohamed S. El-Genk ◽  
Jean-Michel P. Tournier

This paper presents and analyzes the performance of high efficiency, high total energy utilization, static converters, which could be used in conjunction with small nuclear reactor plants in remote locations and in undersea applications, requiring little or no maintenance. The converters consist of a top cycle of Alkali Metal Thermal-to-Electric Conversion (AMTEC) units and PbTe thermoelectric (TE) bottom cycle. In addition to converting the reactor thermal power to electricity at 1150 K or less, at a thermodynamic efficiency in the low to mid thirties, the heat rejection from the TE bottom cycle could be used for space heating, industrial processing, or sea water desalination. The results indicated that for space heating applications, where the rejected thermal power from the TE bottom cycle is removed by natural convection of ambient air, a total utilization of the reactor thermal power of &gt; 80% is possible. When operated at 1030 K, potassium AMTEC/TE converters are not only more efficient than the sodium AMTEC/TE converters but produce more electrical power. The present analysis showed that a single converter could be sized to produce up to 100 kWe and 70 kWe, for the Na-AMTEC/TE units when operating at 1150 K and the K-AMTEC/TE units when operating at 1030 K, respectively. Such modularity is an added advantage to the high-energy utilization of the present AMTEC/TE converters.


2011 ◽  
Vol 183-185 ◽  
pp. 985-989 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ying Jie Dai ◽  
Tian Zhu Li ◽  
Run Qing Yang ◽  
De Li Chen ◽  
Li Long Yan ◽  
...  

In this study, the marine circular economy mode of marine industries was investigated by using utilization of Tianjin Beijiang Power Plant. Tianjin Beijiang Power Plant, taking the effective and circular utilization of resources as core, depending on the regional industrial advantage, expanding the industrial chain continually and making itself play the leading role, perfectly combines sea water desalination, salt making, salt chemical products, building materials and some other items, thereby making the wastes of by-products of former processes the raw materials of latter processes. In this way, the power plant has found a new road of circular economy characterized by maximum resource utilization, minimum waste discharge and optimal economic benefit. The project meets the 3R rules of circular economy, i.e. “high efficiency, low consumption and low pollution”, and its project combining electric power, water and salt is first-ever in China and a typical circular economy project and an ecological project as well, presenting an important demonstration significance and promotion value for the comprehensive development of circular economy.


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