Prospects of forward osmosis-based membranes for seawater mining: Economic analysis, limitations and opportunities

ST Abdul-Hussein, MH Al-Furaiji, H Meskher… - Desalination, 2024 - Elsevier
Processes for separating solutes from water, including desalination, are based on synthetic
membranes using the forward osmosis (FO) technique. The industrial-level success of these …

[HTML][HTML] A risk assessment on Zostera chilensis, the last relict of marine angiosperms in the South-East Pacific Ocean, due to the development of the desalination …

F Blanco-Murillo, MJ Díaz, F Rodríguez-Rojas… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Seagrasses, which are considered among the most ecologically valuable and endangered
coastal ecosystems, have a narrowly limited distribution in the south-east Pacific, where …

Metabolic responses to desalination brine discharges in field-transplanted Posidonia oceanica: Advances for the development of specific early warning biomarkers

F Blanco-Murillo, L Marín-Guirao, I Sola… - Desalination, 2024 - Elsevier
Water desalination has become an important process to cope with water scarcity in the
Mediterranean basin; however, the endemic seagrass Posidonia oceanica may be …

Behavioural and physiological responses of the surf clam Mesodesma donacium to brine discharges

PH Manríquez, CP González, A Abarca, V Jofré… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Desalination plants offer a means to extract water from seawater or brackish sources,
addressing the water needs of both industrial (mining and agriculture) operations and …

Desalination effects on macroalgae (part A): Laboratory-controlled experiments with Dictyota spp. from the Pacific Ocean and Mediterranean Sea

PT Muñoz, F Rodríguez-Rojas… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Desalination brines from direct seawater intake that get discharged to coastal areas may
produce stress responses on benthic marine communities, mostly due to its excess salinity …

The halotolerant white sea anemone Anthothoe chilensis, highly abundant in brine discharges zones, as a promising biomonitoring species for evaluating the impacts …

G Pérez-Hernández, D Morales, J Pereira-Rojas… - Desalination, 2024 - Elsevier
Seawater desalination raises concerns about its environmental repercussions, particularly
the impact of brine discharge on benthic communities. In this study, we evaluated the effects …

Effects of brine discharges on newly hatched larvae of the rocky-shore keystone gastropod Concholepas concholepas

PH Manríquez, CP González, A Abarca, K Jeno, V Jofré… - Desalination, 2024 - Elsevier
In response to drought challenges in Chile, desalination plants are becoming crucial.
Consequently, the implementation of more osmosis reverse desalination plants in central …