Advanced Technologies for Stabilization and High Performance of Seawater RO Membrane Desalination Plants

Seawater desalination plants that use reverse osmosis (RO) membranes have become a core part of social infrastructure, and should be designed to meet the needs of product water quality and production capacity, while considering various environmental factors such as the seawater quality, temperature...

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Published in:Membranes (Basel) 2021-02, Vol.11 (2), p.138
Main Authors: Takabatake, Hiroo, Taniguchi, Masahide, Kurihara, Masaru
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
pre-treatment
reverse osmosis membrane
Review
RO process
seawater desalination
seawater intake
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Summary:Seawater desalination plants that use reverse osmosis (RO) membranes have become a core part of social infrastructure, and should be designed to meet the needs of product water quality and production capacity, while considering various environmental factors such as the seawater quality, temperature and geographical features. Furthermore, stable operation while overcoming various problems should be achieved alongside the increasing demands for energy saving and cost reduction. As no universal plant apparatus and operation technology meets these various requirements, the plants need to be customized for individual solutions. This paper reviews and summarizes the proven technologies, including their advantages/disadvantages, and points to cutting-edge technologies related to the design and operation maintenance of seawater intake, pre-treatment and the RO desalination process.
ISSN:2077-0375
2077-0375
DOI:10.3390/membranes11020138