Taking out the Salt
The large amounts of water required in the hydraulic fracturing of shales for oil or gas is a pressing concern. In hydraulic fracturing, water is sent down underground at high pressures… Read More »Taking out the Salt
electrodialysis
The benefits of hybridising electrodialysis with reverse osmosis
In a recently published paper in the Journal of Membrane Science, Prof. Syed Zubair, Prof. Lienhard and I reported on how the cost of achieving high purity water with electrodialysis, an electrically driven… Read More »The benefits of hybridising electrodialysis with reverse osmosis
Desalination: Is it better to remove the water or the salt?
This blog is based upon “The cost effectiveness of electrodialysis for diverse salinity applications” by Ronan K. McGovern, Syed M. Zubair and John H. Lienhard, published in Desalination. For researchers… Read More »Desalination: Is it better to remove the water or the salt?