Improving Prediction Accuracy of Socio-Human Relationships in a Small-Scale Desalination Plant

Ghani, Latifah Abdul; Nazaran, Ilyanni Syazira; Ali, Nora’aini; Hanafiah, Marlia Mohd

doi:10.3390/su12176949

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“…The survey of the SWRO desalination plant was conducted in Kampung Pantai Senok at Tawang District on the east of Kelantan with a latitude of 6.168325 and longitude of 102.3452891 [ 39 ]. Kampung Pantai Senok (Senok Beach village) had a population of 7680 people living along the coastal area near Pengkalan Datu River, as depicted in Figure 1 .…”

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Environmental Performance of Small-Scale Seawater Reverse Osmosis Plant for Rural Area Water Supply

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Seawater desalination is an alternative technology to provide safe drinking water and to solve water issues in an area having low water quality and limited drinking water supply. Currently, reverse osmosis (RO) is commonly used in the desalination technology and experiencing significant growth. The aim of this study was to analyze the environmental impacts of the seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) plant installed in Kampung Pantai Senok, Kelantan, as this plant was the first installed in Malaysia. The software SimaPro 8.5 together with the ReCiPe 2016 database were used as tools to evaluate the life cycle assessment (LCA) of the SWRO plant. The results showed that the impact of global warming (3.90 kg CO2 eq/year) was the highest, followed by terrestrial ecotoxicity (1.62 kg 1,4-DCB/year) and fossil resource scarcity (1.29 kg oil eq/year). The impact of global warming was caused by the natural gas used to generate the electricity, mainly during the RO process. Reducing the environmental impact can be effectively achieved by decreasing the electricity usage for the seawater desalination process. As a suggestion, electricity generation can be overcome by using a high-flux membrane with other suitable renewable energy for the plant such as solar and wind energy.

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“…The inventory database for the construction and operation phases is arranged and presented in a spreadsheet in Table 1. Most of the input and output data involving energy, raw materials, water, and gas for certain operations were collected and quantified from the local data sources from the Senok desalination plant engineer and administrators of Bachok district, and the remaining data were obtained from Ecoinvent, Simapro [19].…”

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Carbon Footprint-Energy Detection for Desalination Small Plant Adaptation Response

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The Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) system, which can be used as a decision support tool for managing environmental sustainability, includes carbon footprint assessment as one of the available methodologies. In this study, a carbon footprint assessment was used to investigate seawater production systems of a desalination plant in Senok, Kelantan, Malaysia. Three stages of the desalination plant processing system were investigated and the inventory database was developed using the relevant model framework. Subsequently, measurements and interpretations were performed on several key indicators such as greenhouse gases, energy efficiency, acidic gases, smog, and toxic gases. Overall, the results of the study indicate that the Reverse Osmosis (RO) technology that is used in the desalination plant in the study area is one of the best options to meet the demands of the environmental sustainability agenda (SDGs). This is due to the lower carbon dioxide (CO2) emission, of about 3.5 × 10−2 kg of CO2 eq per m3/year, that was recorded for the entire operation of the system. However, several factors that influence important errors in carbon footprint decisions, such as the lack of EIA reporting data and the literature on carbon footprint in the Malaysian scenario, in addition to direct and indirect carbon input calculations, need to be identified in more detail in future research.

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“…A comprehensive review of the research study has been collected via previous studies from local and international journals and conference proceedings papers, environmental quality acts and regulations, and government reports. The information regarding the desalination technology in Malaysia and other countries, including the by-products of the desalination processes, was identified to construct a questionnaire for the study [20]. The questionnaires included quantitative data on public awareness of the harmful effect of brine waste from desalination plants on the environment.…”

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Brine waste from seawater desalination in Malaysia: Assessment on public awareness and understanding

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2024

IOP Conf. Ser.: Earth Environ. Sci.

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Water scarcity is a growing concern, and saltwater desalination is being explored as a potential solution, including in Malaysia. Therefore, it is important to assess public awareness of the outcome of desalination and the harmful effects of improper disposal of brine in the ecosystem. Hence, a survey was conducted and analyzed using the relative importance index method to gather information on public awareness of brine waste management practices and the negative impacts of brine waste. One hundred respondents from the public in Malaysia were randomly selected for this sample study. The results indicated that the public has an average level of awareness about desalination. Despite that, their perception of brine waste and its impact on the ecosystem ranges from average to high. Nevertheless, the study also reveals significant findings related to the low understanding among Malaysians regarding the detrimental effects of untreated brine wastewater disposal. Thus, the experts emphasize the importance of education and awareness to the public and encourage the government to implement stricter regulations on brine disposal with more effective policies. Moreover, the output of this paper gauged the public awareness level in Malaysia regarding the increasing use of desalination technology and the potential negative consequences of brine waste. It later equips the policymakers with the necessary information to make well-informed decisions by actively engaging the understanding of local communities' needs, perspectives, and aspirations on matters that directly affect them.

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Improving Prediction Accuracy of Socio-Human Relationships in a Small-Scale Desalination Plant

Cited by 6 publications

References 37 publications

Environmental Performance of Small-Scale Seawater Reverse Osmosis Plant for Rural Area Water Supply

Environmental Performance of Small-Scale Seawater Reverse Osmosis Plant for Rural Area Water Supply

Carbon Footprint-Energy Detection for Desalination Small Plant Adaptation Response

Brine waste from seawater desalination in Malaysia: Assessment on public awareness and understanding

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