Membrane in Urban Water Purification
A special issue of Water (ISSN 2073-4441). This special issue belongs to the section "Urban Water Management".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (26 November 2018) | Viewed by 4683
Special Issue Editor
Interests: desalination; membrane; water treatment; water purification and reuse; solar photovoltaic and solar thermal
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Dear Colleagues,
Water, today, has become one of the main problems of humanity. Water resources are insufficient as there are a number of evidence that affect us, such as the unequal distribution of these on Earth, the adverse weather conditions that frequently are increasing and condemning certain areas of a bigger reduction of water yields, the incessant rise in the demands that we face to tend to the needs of the population, overexploitation of natural resources, the progressive saline intrusion of aquifers, etc.
Water has a huge economic, social and environmental importance, so the search for the precious liquid has become an intensive process in the water policies of different countries. Therefore, the provision of water suitable for human consumption has now become a problem of vital importance for the population. Water desalination has led to a new strategy for water supply, especially in areas with high water stress and with opportunities of abundant new alternative sources of supply (seawater and brackish). Desalination technologies allow greater savings and efficiency in water use, exploitation of resources that were unusable previously, like the peculiar case of sea water, as well as a greater guarantee of supply in terms of availability and quality, particularly in areas with poor water resources. These areas often merge several factors that greatly favor the use of desalination.
In general, water desalination processes have contributed to a better standard of living in a number of countries in the second half of the 20th century, following an increase in water demand for drinking purposes, as well as industrial and agricultural uses. However, the technologies used in water desalination are also accompanied by adverse environmental effects.
Desalination of seawater and brackish water technology has become an important an ever-increasing industry, which has contributed to the social, economic, human health and environmental aspects and adequately addresses the water scarcity present in some countries.
Prof. Dr. J. Jaime Sadhwani Alonso
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- desalination
- membrane processes
- environmental impacts
- freshwater quality
- energy efficiency
- renewable energies
- climate change
- health risks
