ArticleMembranes2021
Optimization of Energy Efficiency, Operation Costs, Carbon Footprint and Ecological Footprint with Reverse Osmosis Membranes in Seawater Desalination Plants.
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9 citing papers in PubMed.
- Advanced Nanomembranes for Membrane Distillation Desalination: Research Status, Challenges, and Prospects.ChemSusChem · 2026Review
- Carbon footprint analysis and carbon neutrality potential of desalination by reverse osmosis for different applications basd on life cycle assessment method.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Treatment of electroplating wastewater using electrocoagulation and integrated membrane.Water science and technology : a journal of the International Association on Water Pollution Research · 2024Article
- What is the carbon footprint of reverse osmosis in water treatment plants? A systematic review protocol.Environmental evidence · 2023Review
- Smart dynamic hybrid membranes with self-cleaning capability.Nature communications · 2023Article
- A novel IEF-DLNN and multi-objective based optimizing control strategy for seawater reverse osmosis desalination plant.Heliyon · 2023Article
- Development and Industrial-Scale Fabrication of Next-Generation Low-Energy Membranes for Desalination.Membranes · 2022Article
- A comparison between carbon footprint of water production facilities in the Canary Islands: groundwater resources vs. seawater desalination.Sustainable water resources management · 2022Article
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Abstract
This article shows the optimization of the reverse osmosis process in seawater desalination plants, taking the example of the Canary Islands, where there are more than 320 units of different sizes, both private and public. The objective is to improve the energy efficiency of the system in order to save on operation costs as well as reduce the carbon and ecological footprints. Reverse osmosis membranes with higher surface area have lower energy consumption, as well as energy recovery systems to recover the brine pressure and introduce it in the system. Accounting for the operation, maintenance and handling of the membranes is also important in energy savings, in order to improve the energy efficiency. The energy consumption depends on the permeate water quality required and the model of the reverse osmosis membrane installed in the seawater desalination plant, as it is shown in this study.
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