{"product_id":"advances-in-water-desalination-isbn-9780470054598","title":"Advances in Water Desalination","description":"Desalination is a dynamically growing field with more research, more engineering, more applications, more countries, more people, and with more training programs. This book provides high quality invited reviews on progress in various aspects of the desalination field. It features comprehensive coverage of desalination science, technology, economics, markets, energy considerations, environmental impact, and more. It is a key guide for professionals and researchers in water desalination and related areas including chemical, mechanical, and civil engineers, chemists, materials scientists, manufacturers of desalination membranes, water reuse engineers, and water authorities, as well as students in these fields. \u003cp\u003ePreface vii\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNoam Lior\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to the Book Series ix\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNoam Lior\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Authors xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Water Desalination Revisited in Changing Physical and Economic Environments 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eYehia M. El-Sayed\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Environmental and Performance Aspects of Pretreatment and Desalination Technologies 79\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSabine Lattemann,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003csup\u003e∗\u003c\/sup\u003e \u003ci\u003eSergio G. Salinas Rodriguez, Maria D. Kennedy, Jan C. Schippers, and Gary L. Amy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Economic Aspects of Water Desalination 197\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmitzur Barak\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Advances in Hollow-Fiber Reverse-Osmosis Membrane Modules in Seawater Desalination 309\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAtsuo Kumano\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Adsorption–Desalination Cycle 377\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnutosh Chakraborty, Kyaw Thu, Bidyut Baran Saha,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003csup\u003e∗\u003c\/sup\u003e \u003ci\u003eand Kim Choon Ng\u003c\/i\u003e∗\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Advanced Instrumentation, Measurement, Control, and Automation (IMCA) in Multistage Flash (MSF) and Reverse-Osmosis (RO) Water Desalination 453\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNoam Lior,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003csup\u003e∗\u003c\/sup\u003e \u003ci\u003eAli El-Nashar, and Corrado Sommariva\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 659\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e“It is a key guide for professionals and researchers in water desalination and related areas including chemical, mechanical, and civil engineers, chemists, materials scientist, manufacturers of desalination membranes, water reuse engineers, and water authorities, as well as students in these fields.”  (\u003ci\u003eBiotechnol. Agron. Soc. Environ\u003c\/i\u003e, 1 March 2013\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNOAM LIOR\u003c\/b\u003e is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics at the University of Pennsylvania. He has long-standing experience in water desalination research, education, and consulting, since his doctoral work at the University of California Berkeley Seawater Conversion Laboratory. Dr. Lior has numerous publications and awards in the field, is the editor of \u003ci\u003eMeasurements and Control in Water Desalination,\u003c\/i\u003e and is a member of the editorial board of the journal \u003ci\u003eDesalination\u003c\/i\u003e and an Associate Editor of the journal \u003ci\u003eDesalination and Water Treatment.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eComprehensive, in-depth reviews of progress in a field of growing importance to large populations around the globe\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMillions of people around the world face water shortages, millions of children die every year from water-borne diseases, and drought regularly afflicts many regions. Therefore, the search for adequate drinking water remains a pressing problem throughout the world.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWater desalination, the production of freshwater from seawater by the removal of salts, is a rapidly growing industry aimed at meeting rising water demands. However, concerns related to the significant capital costs, high energy requirements, and environmental impacts associated with desalination processes must be addressed in order to build a sustainable water desalination industry. This can be achieved by continued research and development to improve technologies and reduce costs, as well as through education and exchange of information among developers, researchers, and the public.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe book series \u003ci\u003eAdvances in Water Desalination\u003c\/i\u003e is designed to meet the need for knowledge in this evolving field by covering related aspects including science, technology, economics, commercialization, and environmental impacts. The first volume in this series consists of six entries by top experts from around the world, each treating a specific topic in depth.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe important topics explored in this volume are:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eFundamentals of desalination analysis and design\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEnvironmental impacts of desalination technologies\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEconomic aspects of water desalination\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAdvances in hollow fiber reverse osmosis membrane modules for seawater desalination\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe emerging adsorption desalination process\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAdvanced instrumentation for measurement and control\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAutomation in Multi-Stage Flash and Reverse Osmosis processes\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAdvances in Water Desalination\u003c\/i\u003e is an excellent resource for scientists, educators, students, and researchers in industrial, governmental and academic laboratories, and for commercial developers of environmental-friendly, sustainable processes.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47988697923813,"sku":"NP9780470054598","price":216.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780470054598.jpg?v=1761781238","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/advances-in-water-desalination-isbn-9780470054598","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}