TY - JOUR
T1 - Analysis of Brackish Water Desalination for Municipal Uses: Case Studies on Challenges and Opportunities
AU - Xu, Xuesong
AU - Ness, J.
AU - Miara, Ariel
AU - Sitterley, Kurban
AU - Talmadge, Michael
AU - O'Neill, Barbara
AU - Coughlin, Katie
AU - Akar, Sertac
AU - Edirisooriya, E. M. N.
AU - Kurup, Parthiv
AU - Rao, Nalini
AU - Macknick, Jordan
AU - Stokes-Draut, Jennifer
AU - Xu, Pei
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 American Chemical Society.
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - Brackish water is a widely available, nontraditional water resource that can augment limited freshwater supplies. Although brackish water desalination has been continuously implemented in the United States and worldwide, it is necessary to reduce further its energy consumption, costs, and environmental impacts. This study conducted technoeconomic analyses to evaluate the current desalination and brine management technologies, focusing on the key factors and opportunities for sustainable brackish water desalination for municipal uses. Three case studies were selected as baseline representative of different geographic and operational conditions, including water quality, plant size, pretreatment, desalination, and concentrate management. The technoeconomic analyses and model simulations identified challenges, opportunities, and research priorities to achieve specific pathways for enhanced brackish water desalination regarding levelized costs of water, electricity intensity, water recovery, zero liquid discharge, and brine valorization.
AB - Brackish water is a widely available, nontraditional water resource that can augment limited freshwater supplies. Although brackish water desalination has been continuously implemented in the United States and worldwide, it is necessary to reduce further its energy consumption, costs, and environmental impacts. This study conducted technoeconomic analyses to evaluate the current desalination and brine management technologies, focusing on the key factors and opportunities for sustainable brackish water desalination for municipal uses. Three case studies were selected as baseline representative of different geographic and operational conditions, including water quality, plant size, pretreatment, desalination, and concentrate management. The technoeconomic analyses and model simulations identified challenges, opportunities, and research priorities to achieve specific pathways for enhanced brackish water desalination regarding levelized costs of water, electricity intensity, water recovery, zero liquid discharge, and brine valorization.
KW - brackish water
KW - brine management
KW - desalination
KW - municipal uses
KW - technoeconomic assessment
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U2 - 10.1021/acsestengg.1c00326
DO - 10.1021/acsestengg.1c00326
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85140307520
SN - 2690-0645
VL - 2
SP - 306
EP - 322
JO - ACS ES and T Engineering
JF - ACS ES and T Engineering
IS - 3
ER -