Management of Concentrate from Desalination Plants

Offers detailed guidance for selecting the most viable concentrate alternative for site-specific conditions in desalination or water reuse projects

Nikolay Voutchkov (Author), Gisela Kaiser (Author)

9780128180457

Paperback, published 19 August 2020

292 pages
23.4 x 19 x 1.9 cm, 0.61 kg

"This book provides an overview of the alternatives for managing concentrate generated by brackish water and seawater desalination plants, as well as site-specific factors involved in the selection of the most viable alternative for a given project, and the environmental permitting requirements and studies associated with their implementation. The book focuses on widely used alternatives for disposal of concentrate, including discharge to surface water bodies; disposal to the wastewater collection system; deep well injection; land application; evaporation; and zero liquid discharge." --ICP

Approx.278 pages

1. Introduction2. Concentrate Sources and Characterization3. Surface Discharge of Concentrate (Discharge to Fresh Surface Waters, Oceans and Bays)4. Discharge to Sanitary Sewer5. Deep Well Injection6. Land application7. Evaporation ponds8. Zero liquid discharge concentrate disposal systems9. Beneficial use of concentrate by-products10. Regional concentrate management

Subject Areas: Water purification & desalinization [TQSW1], Chemical engineering [TDCB], Microbiology [non-medical PSG]