Reverse Osmosis and Membrane Distillation for Desalination of Groundwater : A Review
Joint Authors
Pangarkar, Bhausaheb L.
Sane, Mukund G.
Guddad, Mahendra
Source
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-07-11
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
In recent years, the increasing threat to groundwater quality due to human activities has become a matter of great concern.
The groundwater quality problems present today are caused by contamination and by overexploitation, or by combination of both, which are faced by many Indian states.
Today, reverse osmosis (RO) membranes are the leading technology for desalination of groundwater because of their strong separation capabilities and exhibiting a great potential for treatment of waters worldwide.
However, the RO process had some problems due to the formation of polarization films because high pressure operation and by-products which may generate bacteria and fouling.
Also, high energy consumption and brine disposal problem is faced in RO process due to the limited recovery of water.
These problems may be overcome by other membrane thermal process such as a membrane distillation (MD).
This paper addresses the outline of RO and MD process for desalination.
RO has developed over the past 40 years and MD is an emerging technology for brackish water desalination and yet is not fully implemented in industry.
The MD is the better alternative to RO for desalination theoretically found in the literature.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Pangarkar, Bhausaheb L.& Sane, Mukund G.& Guddad, Mahendra. 2011. Reverse Osmosis and Membrane Distillation for Desalination of Groundwater : A Review. ISRN Materials Science،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-9.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Pangarkar, Bhausaheb L.…[et al.]. Reverse Osmosis and Membrane Distillation for Desalination of Groundwater : A Review. ISRN Materials Science No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-9.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Pangarkar, Bhausaheb L.& Sane, Mukund G.& Guddad, Mahendra. Reverse Osmosis and Membrane Distillation for Desalination of Groundwater : A Review. ISRN Materials Science. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-478409
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-478409