Concentration of brines from RO desalination plants by natural evaporation

Arnal, J.M.; Sancho, M.; Iborra, I.; Gozálvez, J.M.; Santafé, A.; Lora, J.

doi:10.1016/j.desal.2005.02.036

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“…Pervious evaporation ponds [7,8] that allow percolation as well as the injection in shallow wells could pollute groundwater. In addition, salts may rise to the soil surface by capillary transport from a salt-laden water table and then accumulate due to evaporation.…”

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Uses of the reject brine from inland desalination for fish farming, Spirulina cultivation, and irrigation of forage shrub and crops

2015

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Uses of the reject brine from inland desalination for fish farming, Spirulina cultivation, and irrigation of forage shrub and crops

2015

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“…The draw solution was made by dissolving each type of solute to achieve the desired concentrations. The concentration of sea salt was 70 g/L to mimic the salinity of brine from typical reverse osmosis (RO) desalination plant [21]. The ionic composition of 70 g/L sea salt is provided in Table 1 (calculated from manufacturer's data).…”

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Microalgae (Scenedesmus obliquus) dewatering using forward osmosis membrane: Influence of draw solution chemistry

Larronde-Larretche

Jin

2016

Algal Research

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“…Impingement and entrainment of marine organisms via the intake pipes is a major environmental concern (York and Foster, 2005;Gleick et al, 2006). The most significant problem associated with seawater desalination however, is the disposal of the highly concentrated brine effluent produced by desalination plants as by-product which is often discharged into the sea (Arnal et al, 2005). Typical desalination brines contain $50% more salt than the feed water (1.3-1.7 times the amount of salts) (Einav et al, 2002) and have a higher specific density (Gleick et al, 2006).…”

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Impacts of seawater desalination on the giant Australian cuttlefish Sepia apama in the upper Spencer Gulf, South Australia

Dupavillon

Gillanders

2009

Marine Environmental Research

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With seawater desalination expanding rapidly, it is important that ecological studies are undertaken to determine the effects of brine discharge on the marine species in the area. The abundance of giant Australian cuttlefish (Sepia apama, Gray 1849) eggs and environmental data were recorded at nine sites near Point Lowly, Spencer Gulf, South Australia, an area where the largest desalination plant in the Southern hemisphere is proposed. In addition, the effects of different concentrations of desalination brine on the growth, survival and condition of cuttlefish embryos were investigated. The primary egg-laying sites for the cuttlefish were in the vicinity of Stony Point (sites 4 and 3) and the area with the least egg abundance was on the eastern and western areas around Point Lowly (sites 9 and 7) where no eggs were found. The survival of embryos decreased with an increase in salinity, with no embryos surviving to full term in salinities greater than 50 per thousand. Mean weight and mantle length also decreased with increasing salinity. Besides elevated salinity, the brine also had increased concentrations of Ba, Ca, K, Sr and Mg relative to water near Point Lowly. Brine discharge from seawater desalination poses a potential threat to the unique spawning aggregation of the giant Australian cuttlefish, in the upper Spencer Gulf, South Australia.

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Concentration of brines from RO desalination plants by natural evaporation

Cited by 88 publications

References 5 publications

Uses of the reject brine from inland desalination for fish farming, Spirulina cultivation, and irrigation of forage shrub and crops

Uses of the reject brine from inland desalination for fish farming, Spirulina cultivation, and irrigation of forage shrub and crops

Microalgae (Scenedesmus obliquus) dewatering using forward osmosis membrane: Influence of draw solution chemistry

Impacts of seawater desalination on the giant Australian cuttlefish Sepia apama in the upper Spencer Gulf, South Australia

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