Advancements in the energy-efficient brine mining technologies as a new frontier for renewable energy. (1st March 2023)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Zhang, Yue; Anoopkumar, A.N.; Aneesh, Embalil Mathachan; Pugazhendhi, Arivalagan; Binod, Parameswaran; Kuddus, Mohammed; Pandey, Ashok; Kumar Awasthi, Mukesh; Sindhu, Raveendran
• Is Part Of: Fuel. Volume 335(2023)
• Publication Date: 2023-03-01
• Subjects: Desalination -- Energy -- Environment -- Technology -- Wastewater; Fuel -- Periodicals; Coal -- Periodicals; Coal; Fuel; Periodicals; 662.6
• DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2022.127072
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0016-2361

Abstract

Graphical abstract: Highlights: The inexorable upsurge of water for life-sustaining activities conveyed. Recovery management strategies combat water scarcity. Water-energy node reveals their prominent role in recovery management. Reported desalination technologies direct us to green based approaches. Integrating the green-solar energy approach offers energy-efficient output. Abstract: The scientific community has profoundly relied on the recovery of various elements with special inference on the renewable energy-powered desalination of wastewater. Advanced developments in modern science and technology allow them to accomplish the aforesaid target using the various desalination approaches including zero discharge technology, multi-stage flash, multi-effect distillation, vapor compression, electrodialysis and membrane distillation. The recent advancements in the distribution of novel concepts over the treatment strategies allow the research community to integrate the green energy-based approaches with solar energy-efficient strategies as a renewable energy-powered desalination approach. There have been a number of advantages and disadvantages are concerned with the all the discussed approaches. However, the green-based technologies have well proven to be more preferred technology than the conventional approaches since the energy consumption, production cost and efficiency are noted to be reliable for these green-based approaches.