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Water Purification Desalinization Chemicals Oilfield Chemicals Corrosion Inhibitors Biocides... 

Grimm J, Bessarabov D, and Sanderson R. Review of electro-assisted methods for water purification. Desalination 1998 115(Suppl. 8) 285-294. 

In conclusion, biomaterial CS, which is the second highest naturally occurring polymer, can be modified easily by chemical methods. So modified CS derivatives or CS is finding vast applications in the field of water purification (desalination, dye and heavy metal removal, etc.), fuel cell application, pervaporation, and hemodialysis. There is a large scope to implement this polymer in its various novel chemically modified forms, in order to exploit further applications in the membrane field. 

Macedonio F, Drioli E. (2008), Pressure-driven membrane operations and membrane distillation technology integration for water purification. Desalination, 223,396-409. 

Macedonio, E, E. Drioli, Pressure-Driven Membrane Operations and Membrane Distillation Technology Integration for Water Purification. Desalination, 2008, 223(1), 396 09. 

Membranes can be defined as selective barriers between two phases and have a plethora of apphcations, including water purification, desalination, drug development, and chemical sensing. BCP SA can be a useful approach for membrane fabrication because tunable structure and narrow size control of membrane pores is possible. 

Mo, L., and Huanga, X. (2003). Fouling characteristics and cleaning strategies in a coagulation-microfiltration combination process for water purification. Desalination 159, 1-9. 

Desalination of sea water, or purification to eliminate dangerous ionic contaminants from industrial waste water involves important technological, scientific and financial risks. Most of them are related to the development of cheaper smart membranes that can mimic biological membranes. 

Among electrochemical methods of water purification, one can also list the various electromembrane technologies, electrodialysis in particular. The simplest elec-trodialyzer consists of three compartments separated by semipermeable membranes (usually, cation- and anion-exchange membranes). The water to be purified is supplied to the central (desalination) compartment. In the outer (concentration) compartments, electrodes are set up between which a certain potential difference is applied. Under the effect of the electric field, ions pass througfi the membranes so that the concentration of ionic contaminants in the central compartment decreases. 

Applications RO is primarily used for water purification seawater desalination (35,000 to 50,000 mg/L salt, 5.6 to 10.5 MPa operation), brackish water treatment (5000 to 10,000 mg/L, 1.4 to 4.2 MPa operation), and low-pressure RO (LPRO) (500 mg/L, 0.3 to 1.4 MPa operation). A list of U.S. plants can be found at www2.hawaii.edu, and a 26 Ggal/yr desalination plant is under construction in Ashkelon, Israel. Purified water product is recovered as permeate while the concentrated retentate is discarded as waste. Drinking water specifications of total dissolved solids (TDS) < 500 mg/L are published by the U.S. EPA and of < 1500 mg/L by the WHO [Williams et ak, chap. 24 in Membrane Handbook, Ho and Sirkar (eds.). Van Nostrand, New York, 1992]. Application of RO to drinking water is summarized in Eisenberg and Middlebrooks (Reverse Osmosis Treatment of Drinking Water, Butterworth, Boston, 1986). 

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Cotravo, J.A. Water Desalination Processes and Associated Health and Environmental Issues. Water Cond. Purif. (January), 13-17 (2005). 

Ahmed, M., Shayya, W.H., Hoey, D., Mahendran, A., Morris, R., Al-Handaly, J. Use of evaporation ponds for brine disposal in desalination plants. Desalination 130(2), 155-168 (2000) Mickley, M. Treatment of Concentrate, Desalination and Water Purification Research and Development Program Report No. 155. U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Denver (2009)... 

Mickley, M. Treatment of Concentrate, Desalination and Water Purification Research and Development Program Report No. 155. U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Denver (2009)... 

Zeolite/polymer mixed-matrix membranes have been investigated for liquid separations such as purification ofp-xylene [76], separation of ethanol-water mixtures [93-96] and water desalination [83]. 

Potential applications for CA-CDI technology include the purification of boiler water for fossil and nuclear power plants, volume reduction of liquid radioactive waste, treatment of agricultural wastewater containing pesticides and other toxic compounds, creation of ultrapure water for semiconductor processing, treatment of wastewater from electroplating operations, desalination of seawater, and removal of salt from water for agricultural irrigation. 

One can also recognize that application of sufficient pressure (above the equilibrium osmotic pressure n) to the right-hand chamber in (7.67) must cause the solvent flow to reverse, resulting in extrusion of pure solvent from solution. This is the phenomenon of reverse osmosis, an important industrial process for water desalination. Reverse osmosis is also used for other purification processes, such as removal of H20 from ethanol beyond the azeotropic limit of distillation (Section 7.3.4). Reverse osmosis also finds numerous applications in wastewater treatment, solvent recovery, and pollution control processes. 

The greatest use of membranes is for reverse osmosis desalination of seawater and purification of brackish waters. Spiral wound and hollow fiber equipment primarily are applied to this service. Table 19.6 has some operating data, but the literature is very extensive and reference should be made there for details of performance and economics. 

Materials with selective binding or transport properties will have a major impact on sensor design and fabrication. Selectivity in either binding or transport can be exploited for a variety of measurement needs. This selectivity can be either intrinsic, that is, built into the chemical properties of the material, or coupled with selective carriers that allow a non-selective material to be converted into a selective one (see the section on recognition chemistry). An example of the latter is the use of valinomycin as a selective carrier in a polyvinyl chloride membrane to form a potentiometric potassium ion sensor. Advances in the fields of gas separation materials for air purification and membrane development for desalinization are contemporary examples illustrating the importance of selective materials. As these materials are identified, they can be exploited for the design of selective measurement schemes. 

Colligative properties have many practical uses, including the melting of snow by salt, the desalination of seawater by reverse osmosis, the separation and purification of volatile liquids by fractional distillation, and the determination of molecular mass by osmotic pressure measurement. 

The aim of this chapter is to deal with some of the best available water production and purification techniques, as well as discuss desalination issues based on membranes. Increasing production at affordable costs is one of humankind s most important objectives. 

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