Sustainable brine management from the perspectives of water, energy and mineral recovery: a comprehensive review

Oluwaseun Ogunbiyi; Jayaprakash Saththasivam; Dema Al-Masri; Yehia Manawi; Jenny Lawler; Xiwang Zhang; Zhaoyang Liu

doi:10.1016/j.desal.2021.115055

Sustainable brine management from the perspectives of water, energy and mineral recovery: a comprehensive review

Oluwaseun Ogunbiyi, Jayaprakash Saththasivam, Dema Al-Masri, Yehia Manawi, Jenny Lawler, Xiwang Zhang, Zhaoyang Liu

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Abstract

Desalination activities around the world are increasing as a result of water scarcity. The discharge of brine from desalination processes poses a significant threat to the environment. Large amounts of water, energy and minerals remain unexploited and are wasted in brine discharged from desalination plants. Due to more stringent environmental regulations and the need for more cost-effective desalination processes, sustainable brine management is critical for the utilization of these untapped resources within brine. In this review, current environmental regulations from different regions around the world were highlighted and compared. Various technologies and processes from the perspective of water, energy and mineral recovery have been discussed with the aim of achieving sustainable brine management. The advantages and disadvantages of these technologies have also been analyzed. Various case studies were provided at laboratory, pilot and industrial scale levels. The outlook and insight provided in this review will contribute to achieving sustainable brine management.

Original language	English
Article number	115055
Number of pages	29
Journal	Desalination
Volume	513
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2021.115055
Publication status	Published - 1 Oct 2021

Keywords

Brine management
Energy recovery
Mineral recovery
Regulation
Water recovery

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