Desalination Sustainability

Desalination Sustainability: A Technical, Socioeconomic, and Environmental Approach presents a technical, socioeconomical, and environmental approach that guides researchers and technology developers on how to quantify the energy efficiency of a proposed desalination process using thermodynamics-based tools. The book offers the technical reader an understanding of the issues related to desalination sustainability. For example, technology users, such as public utility managers will gain the ability and tools to assess whether or not desalination is a good choice for a city or country. Readers will learn new insights on a clear and practical methodology on how to probe the economic feasibility of desalination using simple and effective tools, such as levelized cost of water (LCOW) calculation. Decision-makers will find this book to be a valuable resource for the preliminary assessment of whether renewable-powered desalination is a good choice for their particular setting. - Presents the issues related to desalination sustainability - Guides researchers and technology developers on how to quantify the energy efficiency of a proposed desalination process using thermodynamics-based tools - Outlines a clear and practical methodology on how to probe the economic feasibility of desalination using simple and effective tools - Provides a roadmap for decision-makers on the applicability of a desalination process at a particular setting