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Title: Reuse and minimization of desalination brines: A review of alternatives
Authors: Rodríguez de la Nuez, Fernando
Franquiz-Suárez, Nut
Santiago, Dunia Esther 
Veza, José Miguel
Sadhwani, José Jaime 
UNESCO Clasification: 330806 Regeneración del agua
330810 Tecnología de aguas residuales
330811 Control de la contaminación del agua
Keywords: Discharge
Valorization
Zero-discharge
Brine
Reverse osmosis, et al
Issue Date: 2012
Publisher: 1944-3994
Journal: Desalination and Water Treatment 
Abstract: Desalination is currently one of the available solutions to the problem of the lack of water present in most countries due to the global increase in water demand. One of the desalination plants main problem is the large amount of reject brine produced, which can very often severely damage the receiving environment. Nowadays, the management of this residue is based mainly in the dilution prior to the discharge. However, there are many emerging alternative technologies that can be combined to achieve a minimization and valorization of brine and thus an appropriate management. This article introduces and describes briefly the set of available techniques. Each alternative has been assessed in terms of technology, economic and environmental merits, resulting in a numeric table.
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10553/42550
ISSN: 1944-3994
DOI: 10.1080/19443994.2012.669168
Source: Desalination and Water Treatment [ISSN 1944-3994], v. 39, p. 137-148
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