Seawater desalination technology and engineering in China: A review

S Lin, H Zhao, L Zhu, T He, S Chen, C Gao, L Zhang - Desalination, 2021 - Elsevier
Insufficient clean freshwater has exacerbated water scarcity in China, especially in southern
coastal regions where the economy is active and highly populated. Seawater is an important …

A review of geothermal integrated desalination: A sustainable solution to overcome potential freshwater shortages

M Prajapati, M Shah, B Soni - Journal of cleaner production, 2021 - Elsevier
Drinking clean and freshwater is essential for human and life necessities such as
agricultural, human, and industrial needs. In almost every part of the world, access to safe …

Hybrid concentrated solar power (CSP)-desalination systems: A review

K Mohammadi, M Saghafifar, K Ellingwood, K Powell - Desalination, 2019 - Elsevier
Desalination market is experiencing continuous growth due to severe water scarcity in many
parts of the globe. Because of the geographical coincidence of serious water scarcity and …

Optimization of boron adsorption from desalinated seawater onto UiO-66-NH2/GO composite adsorbent using response surface methodology

Z Wang, Y Jia, W Song, X Li, K Xu, Z Wang - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 - Elsevier
The removal of boron in desalinated seawater has always been one of the keys to restrict
the use of desalinated seawater. For this reason, a composite adsorbent named UiO-66-NH …

Analyzing the energy consumption, GHG emission, and cost of seawater desalination in China

X Jia, JJ Klemeš, PS Varbanov, SR Wan Alwi - Energies, 2019 - mdpi.com
Seawater desalination is considered a technique with high water supply potential and has
become an emerging alternative for freshwater supply in China. The increase of the capacity …

Identifying greenhouse gas emission reduction potentials through large-scale photovoltaic-driven seawater desalination

C Ai, L Zhao, D Song, M Han, Q Shan, S Liu - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
To widely promote freshwater production through seawater desalination, renewable energy
is expected to replace traditional fossil energy to drive seawater desalination. Based on the …

Minimizing energy footprint of seawater desalination system via wind power generation in coastal areas

P Guo, Z Liu, S Huang, S Liu, M Han - Journal of Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Wind power has become an essential direction for transforming energy structures in energy-
intensive seawater desalination under the dual goals of carbon peaking and carbon …

Embodied water consumption between typical desalination projects: reverse osmosis versus low-temperature multi-effect distillation

S Liu, Z Wang, M Han, J Zhang - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 - Elsevier
At present, there are more than 20 kinds of seawater desalination technologies utilized
worldwide including Reverse Osmosis and Low-Temperature Multi-effect Distillation. To …

Energy-water nexus in seawater desalination project: A typical water production system in China

SY Liu, ZY Wang, MY Han, GD Wang, T Hayat… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
As the most essential factors affecting sustainable regional development, energy and water
resources are closely related. Based on the three-scale energy intensity database, this study …

Mitigating water imbalance between coastal and inland areas through seawater desalination within China

C Ai, L Zhao, M Han, S Liu, Z Wang - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022 - Elsevier
At present, more than 142 seawater desalination projects have been built in China, which
effectively alleviate freshwater scarcity pressure in coastal cities while showing little effects …