Water Desalination

Description

The course provides theoretical and practical aspects of seawater/brackish water desalination technologies. The main topics include basic concepts of water chemistry; detailed evaluation and technology description of thermal-based (MSF, MED, VC) and membrane-based (RO, NF, ED/EDR) desalination processes; conventional and innovative intake and pretreatment systems (including MF, UF); process design and system performance; fouling, scaling (including bio- fouling) and cleaning; product water quality and post-treatment. Other related topics such as innovative desalination technologies (Forward Osmosis (FO), Membrane Distillation (MD), Adsorption Desalination (AD); energy consumption; environmental impact; economics; hybrid systems; desalination using renewable energy; trends of desalination market; full scale plants and case studies, will also be covered in this course depending on time availability.

Program

Bachelor degree in Chemical and Petrochemical Engineering Department (160)

Objectives

• The course provides theoretical and practical aspects of seawater/brackish water desalination technologies. The main topics include basic concepts of water chemistry; detailed evaluation and technology description of thermal-based (MSF, MED, VC) and membrane-based (RO, NF, ED/EDR) desalination processes; conventional and innovative intake and pretreatment systems (including MF, UF); process design and system performance; fouling, scaling (including bio- fouling) and cleaning; product water quality and post-treatment. Other related topics such as innovative desalination technologies (Forward Osmosis (FO), Membrane Distillation (MD), Adsorption Desalination (AD); energy consumption; environmental impact; economics; hybrid systems; desalination using renewable energy; trends of desalination market; full scale plants and case studies, will also be covered in this course depending on time availability.