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Record Nr.

UNINA9910566696703321

Autore

Theodore Louis

Titolo

Introduction to desalination : principles, processes, and calculations / / R. Ryan Dupont, Louis Theodore

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, New Jersey : , : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., , [2022]

©2022

ISBN

1-119-69175-3

1-119-69171-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (507 pages)

Disciplina

628.167

Soggetti

Saline water conversion

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Introduction to Desalination -- Contents -- Preface -- Dedication -- Part I Introduction -- 1 Global Water Scarcity and the Need for "New Water" -- 2 Technical Glossary -- 3 Engineering Principles -- 4 Physical, Chemical, and Biological Properties of Materials -- 5 Water Properties -- 6 Water Chemistry -- 7 The Conservation Laws, Stoichiometry, and Thermodynamics -- 8 Unit Operations -- Part II Desalination and Water Treatment Processes -- 9 The Desalination Process -- 10 Evaporation -- 11 Reverse Osmosis -- 12 Crystallization -- 13 Traditional Desalination Processes -- 14 New Desalination Processes -- 15 Non-Desalination Processes -- Part III Select Related -- 16 Water Conservation -- 17 Economic Considerations -- 18 Optimization Considerations -- 19 Ethical Considerations -- 20 The Future of Desalination -- Index -- EULA.