Making Waves: Zero Liquid Discharge for Sustainable Industrial Effluent Management
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Key Laboratory for City Cluster Environmental Safety and Green Development of the Ministry of Education, Institute of Environmental and Ecological Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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UNSW Water Research Centre, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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Global Centre for Environmental Remediation, Faculty of Science, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW 2308, Australia
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Shanghai Municipal Engineering Design Institute Group Co., Ltd., Shanghai 200092, China
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Yangtze Eco-Environment Engineering Research Center (Shanghai), China Three Georges Co., Shanghai 200335, China
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Academic Editor: Maria Mimikou
Water 2021, 13(20), 2852; https://doi.org/10.3390/w13202852
Received: 15 September 2021
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Revised: 11 October 2021
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Accepted: 11 October 2021
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Published: 13 October 2021
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advanced Technologies for Sustainable Water Treatment)
Zero liquid discharge (ZLD) aims to minimize liquid waste generation whilst extend water supply, and this industrial strategy has attracted renewed interest worldwide in recent years. In spite of the advantages such as reduced water pollution and resource recovery from waste, there are several challenges to overcome prior to wider applications of ZLD. This study will examine the main processes involved in ZLD, and analyze their limitations and potential solutions. This study also differs from past reviews on the subject, by providing a summary of the challenges that were found light of in prevalent studies. To fulfill the sustainable vision, future research that can bridge the gap between the theoretical study and industrial practice is highlighted.
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Keywords:
zero liquid discharge; industrial; membrane; brine; resource recovery; advanced oxidation process
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Liang, Y.; Lin, X.; Kong, X.; Duan, Q.; Wang, P.; Mei, X.; Ma, J. Making Waves: Zero Liquid Discharge for Sustainable Industrial Effluent Management. Water 2021, 13, 2852. https://doi.org/10.3390/w13202852
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Liang Y, Lin X, Kong X, Duan Q, Wang P, Mei X, Ma J. Making Waves: Zero Liquid Discharge for Sustainable Industrial Effluent Management. Water. 2021; 13(20):2852. https://doi.org/10.3390/w13202852
Chicago/Turabian StyleLiang, Yinglin, Xin Lin, Xiangtong Kong, Qiushi Duan, Pan Wang, Xiaojie Mei, and Jinxing Ma. 2021. "Making Waves: Zero Liquid Discharge for Sustainable Industrial Effluent Management" Water 13, no. 20: 2852. https://doi.org/10.3390/w13202852
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