Decarbonized and circular brine management/valorization for water & valuable resource recovery via minimal/zero liquid discharge (MLD/ZLD) strategies

A Panagopoulos, V Giannika - Journal of Environmental Management, 2022 - Elsevier
Brine (saline wastewater/water) from desalination, salt lakes, and industrial activities (eg,
pharmaceutical industries, oil & gas industries) has received a lot of attention around the …

Desalination brine disposal methods and treatment technologies-A review

A Panagopoulos, KJ Haralambous… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Brine, also known as concentrate, is the by-product of the desalination process that has an
adverse impact on the environment due to its high salinity. Hence, viable and cost-effective …

Process simulation and analysis of high‐pressure reverse osmosis (HPRO) in the treatment and utilization of desalination brine (saline wastewater)

A Panagopoulos - International Journal of Energy Research, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Reverse osmosis (RO) is nowadays considered to be the most dominant desalination
technology. Nonetheless, due to osmotic pressure constraints, conventional RO cannot …

Application of membrane separation processes in phosphorus recovery: A review

X Li, S Shen, Y Xu, T Guo, H Dai, X Lu - Science of the Total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
The depletion of phosphorus resources and the excess discharge of phosphorus into waste
streams are contrasting problems. The key to solving both problems is to recover …

Techno-economic assessment of minimal liquid discharge (MLD) treatment systems for saline wastewater (brine) management and treatment

A Panagopoulos - Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 2021 - Elsevier
The management and treatment of brine (saline wastewater) are of great importance, as its
discharge to the environment poses a significant threat. A new strategy called minimal liquid …

Current status and future prospects of membrane separation processes for value recovery from wastewater

E Kavitha, E Poonguzhali, D Nanditha, A Kapoor… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Resource constraints and deteriorating environment have made it necessary to look for
intensification of the industrial processes, to recover value from spent streams for reuse. The …

Synergistic approach towards the sustainable management of heavy metals in wastewater using mycosynthesized iron oxide nanoparticles: biofabrication, adsorptive …

S Mahanty, S Chatterjee, S Ghosh, P Tudu… - Journal of Water …, 2020 - Elsevier
In our study, novel mycosynthesis of ferromagnetic, monodispersed, spherical, crystalline
iron oxide nanoparticles (IO-NPs) of 73.05±15.47 nm were biofabricated using manglicolous …

Metallic ions recovery from membrane separation processes concentrate: A special look onto ion exchange resins

YAR Lebron, VR Moreira, MCS Amaral - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2021 - Elsevier
A future scenario of water scarcity, combined with minerals resources exhaustion, led to the
development of treatments capable to achieve water reuse and by-products recovery …

Effective adsorption of zinc on magnetic nanocomposite of Fe3O4/zeolite/cellulose nanofibers: kinetic, equilibrium, and thermodynamic study

ES Mirjavadi, R MA Tehrani, A Khadir - Environmental Science and …, 2019 - Springer
In this paper, the adsorption behavior of zinc onto magnetic zeolite/cellulose nanofibers
(MZNF) was studied. The prepared adsorbent was characterized by SEM, FTIR, and VSM …

Zero liquid discharge and minimal liquid discharge strategies for sustainable saline wastewater (brine) management and valorization

A Panagopoulos - Resource Recovery in Industrial Waste Waters, 2023 - Elsevier
Water is an essential component of the industry. Industrial operations are being forced to
decrease their impact on freshwater supplies as this commodity grows increasingly scarce …