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Solar Desalination for the 21st Century

A Review of Modern Technologies and Researches on Desalination Coupled to Renewable Energies

  • Conference proceedings
  • © 2007

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  1. Lucio Rizzuti

    1. Università di Palermo, Italy

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  2. Hisham M. Ettouney

    1. University of Giza, Egypt

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  3. Andrea Cipollina

    1. Università di Palermo, Italy

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  • Largely contributes to fill a gap in the open literature on the use of solar or renewable energies for the production of desalinated water, presenting outstanding contributions of many worldwide experts in the relevant fields
  • Provides an up-to-date point-of-reference on the topic, giving an extensive overview of the current status of solar desalination, both from the research and industrial point of view

Part of the book series: Nato Security through Science Series C: (NASTC)

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Table of contents (26 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XXIX
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  2. SOLAR DESALINATION: A CHALLENGE FOR SUSTAINABLE FRESH WATER IN THE 21ST CENTURY

    • HISHAM ETTOUNEY, LUCIO RIZZUTI
    Pages 1-18

  3. DEVELOPMENT OF SOLAR DESALINATION SYSTEMS CONCEPTS FOR IRRIGATION IN ARID AREAS CONDITIONS

    • M. THAMEUR CHAIBI, KARIM BOUROUNI
    Pages 19-32

  4. TECHNO-ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF A SOLAR POWERED WATER DESALINATION PLANT

    • GISEPPE FIORENZA, V.K. SHARMA, GIACOBBE BRACCIO
    Pages 33-41

  5. DYNAMIC MODELING TOOLS FOR SOLAR POWERED DESALINATION PROCESSES DURING TRANSIENT OPERATIONS

    • I. DAVID, L. BOGLE, ANDREA CIPOLLINA, GIORGIO MICALE
    Pages 43-67

  6. A METHODOLOGY TO PREDICT OPERATION OF A SOLAR POWERED DESALINATION UNIT

    • H. BEN BACHA, A.Y. MAALEJ, H. BEN DHIA
    Pages 69-82

  7. OPTIMIZING COUPLING SMALL DESALINATION UNITS TO SOLAR COLLECTORS: A CASE STUDY

    • KARIM BOUROUNI, M. THAMEUR CHAIBI
    Pages 83-92

  8. USING A SIMULATION PROGRAM TO OPTIMIZE THE OPERATING CONDITIONS OF A SOLAR DESALINATION PLANT FOR MAXIMUM PRODUCTION

    • ALI M. EL-NASHAR
    Pages 93-109

  9. DE-CENTRAL WATER AND POWER SUPPLY INTEGRATING RENEWABLE ENERGY – TECHNICAL AND ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE PREDICTION

    • JÜRGEN RHEINLÄNDER
    Pages 111-126

  10. MOROCCAN POTENTIALITIES OF RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES FOR WATER DESALINATION

    • D. ZEJLI, A. ELMIDAOUI
    Pages 127-138

  11. SOLAR ENERGY UTILISATION OPPORTUNITIES IN BULGARIA

    • PLAMEN GRAMATIKOV
    Pages 139-151

  12. SOLAR WATER DESALINATION IN THE ARAL SEA REGION

    • RASHID A. KHAYDARO, RENAT R. KHAYDAROV, OLGA GAPUROVA, BEKHZAD YULDASHEV
    Pages 153-161

  13. STATUS AND PROSPECTS FOR SOLAR DESALINATION IN THE MENA REGION

    • MOUSA ABU-ARABI
    Pages 163-178

  14. THE POTENTIAL OF RENEWABLE ENERGIES IN SICILY FOR WATER DESALINATION APPLICATIONS

    • MARCO BECCALI, MAURIZIO SORCE, JOSÈ GALLETTO
    Pages 179-194

  15. THE PSA EXPERIENCE ON SOLAR DESALINATION: TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

    • JULIÁN BLANCO, DIEGO ALARCÓN
    Pages 195-206

  16. A REVIEW OF DESALINATION BY SOLAR STILL

    • HIKMET S. AYBAR
    Pages 207-214

  17. SOLAR THERMAL DESALINATION USING THE MULTIPLE EFFECT HUMIDIFICATION (MEH)-METHOD

    • HENDRIK MÜLLER-HOLST
    Pages 215-225

  18. BEYOND PILOT PROJECTS: THE FEASIBILITY OF IMMEDIATE TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER FROM TRIED AND TESTED MARITIME AND OFFSHORE REVERSE OSMOSIS SYSTEMS TO STATIONARY SOLAR AND WIND POWERED DESALINATION SOLUTIONS

    • STEFAN THIESEN
    Pages 227-238

  19. SOLAR STILLS: 10 YEARS OF PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE IN COMMERCIALISING SOLAR STILLS WORLDWIDE

    • OLIVER KOPSCH
    Pages 239-246

  20. SOLAR DRIVEN DESALINATION SYSTEMS BASED ON MEMBRANE DISTILLATION

    • MATTHIAS ROMMEL, JOACHIM KOSCHIKOWSKI, MARCEL WIEGHAUS, MARCEL WIEGHAUS
    Pages 247-257
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st The solar desalination workshop for the 21 century was sponsored by NATO program Security Through Science. In a great number of countries water scarcity, coupled with a significant growth in population especially in developing countries, poses the serious problem of supplying fresh water. The countries affected by water scarcity are found in the African, Asian, European and American continents, and also are on the southern and eastern coasts of the Mediterranean Sea. Severe drought usually generates a general malaise in populations which are already affected by a number of social and poverty problems, which often lead to significant and uncontrolled emigration towards richer countries, especially if one takes into account the increasing economic and lifestyle gap between north and south Mediterranean countries. Emigration could be contained if basic life needs were guaranteed to the population in their homelands, particularly potable water supply. Abundant solar energy combined with desalination could provide a sustainable source of potable water, but unfortunately, the optimum configuration for solar desalination that would provide inexpensive fresh water is difficult to reach. Further exhaustive research, field developments, and proper mobilization and coordination of funding, research and development is needed to achieve this goal.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Università di Palermo, Italy

    Lucio Rizzuti, Andrea Cipollina

  • University of Giza, Egypt

    Hisham M. Ettouney

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