Special Issue "Current Advances in Desalination and Water Reuse"

Dear Colleagues,

As a result of population growth, industrialization, and climate change, water demand is expected to increase, and seawater desalination is accepted as an integral part of the water supply circuit in most countries. The future desalination processes not only need to meet economic criteria related to CAPEX and OPEX but also environmental sustainability requirements in terms of CO₂ emissions, brine, and chemical rejections. This Special Issue aims to explore current innovations in desalination and water reuse to meet the sustainable water supplies in future to continue the life cycle and to maintain the industrial development trend. It will help to bridge the knowledge gap between real industry and scientific community by showcasing the major challenges faced by the current desalination industry and how innovative process play an important role in resolving seawater and brackish water treatment issues. The goal of this Special Issue is to demonstrate innovations to link the industry with experts by sharing experiences for future sustainable water supplies.

The Special Issue will accept articles presenting improvements in conventional systems, development of innovative technologies, and desalination-related environmental remediation and economic analysis. In addition, articles on the following topics can also be submitted for possible publication.

• Hybrid desalination processes;
• Energy recoveries and energy reduction;
• Sustainable/green desalination processes;
• Low-carbon desalination technologies;
• Direct and indirect impact of brine and chemical rejection;
• Optimization of processes in terms of pretreatment chemical dosage;
• Efficient pretreatment and post-treatment processes;
• Innovative desalination processes for environmental remediation;
• Renewable energy driven desalination processes;
• Integration of desalination processes with water reuse and other possible options;
• Standalone desalination processes;
• Efficient materials for desalination application;
• Life cycle cost assessment;
• Thermoeconomic analysis;
• Desalination future roadmap;
• Zero liquid discharge;
• Energy efficiency and comparison.

Prof. Dr. Kim Choon Ng
Dr. Muhammad Wakil Shahzad
Guest Editors

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• desalination
• sustainability
• hybrid processes
• thermoeconomic analysis
• LCA
• performance ratio
• pretreatment
• brine rejection
• efficient desalination
• energy recoveries