期刊
DESALINATION
卷 542, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2022.116005
关键词
Circular economy; Brine management; Mineral recovery; ZLD; MLD
资金
- European Union [730390]
- H2020 Societal Challenges Programme [730390] Funding Source: H2020 Societal Challenges Programme
This research introduces a novel hybrid system, the Minimal Liquid Discharge (MLD) process, to capture the value of seawater reverse osmosis brines. The MLD process consists of several units, including nanofiltration, Mg reactive crystallizer, multi-effect distillation, and NaCl thermal crystallizer. The system not only provides significant economic benefits, but also produces high purity minerals and salts.
Nowadays, small remote islands rely heavily on desalination technologies to overcome freshwater scarcity. Unfortunately, these technologies are accompanied by the production of brines which can affect the receiving water bodies i.e., the aquatic ecosystem. Yet, it is extremely appealing how such brines constitute an abundant source of valuable raw materials (such as magnesium). In this work, a novel hybrid system is introduced to capture the value of seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) brines produced in the minor Sicilian island of Pantelleria. The Minimal Liquid Discharge (MLD) process consists of: (i) Nanofiltration NF (separation of bivalent from monovalent ions), (ii) Mg Reactive Crystallizer MRC (selective recovery of magnesium and calcium), (iii) MultiEffect Distillation MED (freshwater production) and (iv) NaCl Thermal Crystallizer NTC (sodium chloride recovery). The economic and environmental performances of the process have been evaluated by implementing and integrating the techno-economic models of each unit in a simulation platform called RCE (Remote Component Environment). Results revealed important economic benefits in comparison to conventional brine disposal methods. In addition, the proposed MLD chain turned out to be an attractive alternative for the production of high purity minerals/salts, achieving lower selling prices than the current market price.
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