Feasibility assessment of desalination application in Australian traditional agriculture

Barron, Olga; Ali, Riasat; Hodgson, Geoff; Smith, D. J.; Qureshi, Ejaz Mahmood Ahmad; McFarlane, Don; Campos, E.; Zarzo, Domingo

doi:10.1016/j.desal.2014.07.024

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“…It is estimated that four crops account for >40% of global agricultural water usage (rice = 21.3%; wheat = 12.4%; maize = 8.6%; soybeans = 4.6%) [181]. Other major consumers of irrigated water include cotton and grazing pasture [185]. Existing usage of desalinated water for agriculture has focussed on high value added crops which can sustain a relatively high water supply cost.…”

Section: Irrigation Marketmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…This saline water resource is likely to be subeconomic for agricultural usage if the cost of extraction, desalination and delivery is >US$0.96 [185]. The desalination costs established by Trial E146, indicate that the cost of partially desalinating the sustainable saline groundwater resource of 15.5 Gm + distribution and storage costs [185]. It is estimated that four crops account for >40% of global agricultural water usage (rice = 21.3%; wheat = 12.4%; maize = 8.6%; soybeans = 4.6%) [181].…”

Section: Irrigation Marketmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…[185]. This saline water resource is likely to be subeconomic for agricultural usage if the cost of extraction, desalination and delivery is >US$0.96 [185].…”

Section: Irrigation Marketmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Small quantities are also used in Qatar, and the USA [159]. Other countries such as Australia, Chile, and China are evaluating the feasibility of using water from desalination plants for agriculture [185].…”

Section: Desalination Economicsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…An indication of the full cycle costs associated with large scale desalination is provided by the volume supply costs to industrial users in countries which rely on desalinated water for the bulk of their water supply (e.g., United Arab Emirates (UAE)). In the UAE, the tariff [184] for the supply of more than 20,001 imperial gallons (277.8 m ) [185]. Small quantities are also used in Qatar, and the USA [159].…”

Section: Desalination Economicsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Desalination of Water Using ZVI (Fe0)

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2015

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Batch treatment of water (0.2 to 240 L) using Fe 0 (44,000-77,000 nm) in a diffusion environment operated (at −8 to 25 °C) using: (a) no external energy; (b) pressurized (<0.1 MPa) air; (c) pressurized (<0.1 MPa) acidic gas (CO2); (d) pressurized (<0.1 MPa) anoxic gas (N2); (e) pressurized (<0.1 MPa) anoxic, acidic, reducing gas (H2 + CO + CO2 + CH4 + N2), reduces the salinity of water. Desalination costs increase with increasing NaCl removal. The cost of reducing water salinity from: (i) 2.65 to 1.55 g·L . Desalination is accompanied by the removal, from the water, of one or more of: nitrate, chloride, fluoride, sulphate, phosphate, As, B, Ba, Ca, Cd, Co, Cu, Fe, Mg, Mn, Na, Ni, P, S, Si, Sr, Zn. The rate of desalination is enhanced by increasing temperatures and increasing HCO3 − /CO3 2− concentrations. The rate of desalination decreases with increasing SO4 2− removal under acidic, or pH neutral, operating conditions.

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Section: Irrigation Marketmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Irrigation Marketmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…[185]. This saline water resource is likely to be subeconomic for agricultural usage if the cost of extraction, desalination and delivery is >US$0.96 [185].…”

Section: Irrigation Marketmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Desalination Economicsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Desalination Economicsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Desalination of Water Using ZVI (Fe0)

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Geotextile covering: Potential technique for farmland salinization control

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Adeloye

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Land Degrad Dev

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This paper investigated fabric coverings, exploring their ability to remove salt from saline soils. Soil columns filled with saline soil were saturated with saltwater, then covered with four kinds of fabric materials (nylon, cotton, geotextile [150 g m −2 ], and gauze). The soil columns were heated under infrared lights for 25 days. The microstructural characteristics of the fabric materials before and after the experiments, as well as the crystallization conditions on the soil surface, were examined using scanning electron microscope (SEM). The results demonstrated that both hydrophilicity and structure of fabrics affect salt removal efficiency. Although salt quantity removed by geotextile (111.54 g m −2 ) was less than gauze (293.89 g m −2 ), geotextile showed greater potential on salt removal considering long-term evaporation. To further investigate the performance of geotextile material on salt removal, the experiment was repeated with commercially available geotextiles with areal densities of 200, 300, 400, and 500 g m −2 . The 500 g m −2 geotextile could remove 368.15 g m −2 of salt, much more than salt removed with geotextiles of density 150, 200, 300, and 400 g m −2 (111.54, 61.57, 102.05, and 102.34 g m −2 , respectively), which further proved that fabric structure had great influence on salt removal. These results demonstrated that geotextile covering with optimized fabric structure could be a promising and environmentally friendly technique for farmland salinization control.

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Continental Brackish Groundwater Resources

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2022

Unconventional Water Resources

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Feasibility assessment of desalination application in Australian traditional agriculture

Cited by 50 publications

References 4 publications

Desalination of Water Using ZVI (Fe0)

Desalination of Water Using ZVI (Fe0)

Geotextile covering: Potential technique for farmland salinization control

Continental Brackish Groundwater Resources

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