DocumentCode
1495848
Title
The saline solution
Author
Adee, Sally
Volume
47
Issue
6
fYear
2010
fDate
6/1/2010 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
62
Lastpage
64
Abstract
Desalination takes too much energy, but emerging technologies will help. Several contenders might make history of these concerns. New methods in the pipeline reduce desalination´s energy demands in innovative and intriguing ways. Further off are technologies that could turn desalination´s Achilles´ heel into a source of strength. The emerging technologies are the following: thermal desalination; electricity instead of membranes; reverse osmosis; better pretreatment; better membranes; forward osmosis; osmotic power; and microbial fuel cells.
Keywords
desalination; electricity; fuel cells; membranes; microorganisms; reverse osmosis; electricity; forward osmosis; membranes; microbial fuel cell; osmotic power; pretreatment; reverse osmosis; saline solution; thermal desalination; Biomembranes; Costs; Desalination; Electrodes; Inductors; Marine technology; Mesoporous materials; Oceans; Pipelines; Thermal force;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Spectrum, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9235
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MSPEC.2010.5466796
Filename
5466796
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