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Compa a i e s udy o b ine managemen echnologies o
desalina ion plan s
José Mo illo1, José Use o1, Daniel Rosado1, Hicham El Bakou i2*, Abel Riaza2, F ancisco-
Ja ie Be naola2
1. Depa men o Chemical and En i onmen al Enginee ing, Uni e si y o Se ille, 41092 Se ille, Spain
2. Abengoa Wa e S.L.U, Resea ch De elopmen Cen e , P olongación c/ Don Remondo s/n, Ba iada Fuen e del Rey, 41703 Dos He manas,
Spain.
HIGHLIGHTS:
 B ine managemen sys ems o desalina ion plan s
 Technologies o educing he olume o he gene a ed b ines
 Technologies o sal s eco e y o m b ines
 B ine condi ioning o o he p ocesses
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR:
* R&D Cen e o Abengoa Wa e , P olongación c/ Don Remondo s/n, Ba iada Fuen e del Rey, 41703 Dos
He manas, Spain. Tel.: 0034 955404963; E-mail add ess: hicham.elbakou [email p o ec ed]bengoa.com (H. El
Bakou i).
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Abs ac
In ecen yea s, e e se osmosis (RO) has g own as an al e na i e o adi ional po able wa e
sou ces. A majo disad an age o he RO p ocess is he huge amoun o b ine and i s nega i e
impac as a esul o i s high salini y. This b ine is usually discha ged o inland wa e bodies o
o he sea and cons i u es a h ea o ecosys ems and species, such as Posidonia oceanica in he
Medi e anean Sea; hus, u he esea ch is needed o in oducing en i onmen ally iendly
and economically iable managemen op ions o RO b ines.
This pape gi es an o e iew o ecen esea ch as well as di e en echnologies a ailable a
se e al scales o o e come he en i onmen al p oblems and e alua e p o i abili y ela ed o
discha ge o RO concen a es. The ea men op ions ha e been classi ied in o ou di e en
g oups acco ding o hei inal pu pose: 1) echnologies o educing and elimina ing b ine
disposal, 2) echnologies o comme cial sal eco e y, 3) b ine adap a ion o indus ial uses
and 4) me al eco e y. Sola e apo a ion, wo-s age e e se osmosis, elec odialysis, in eg a ed
p ocesses and b ine adap a ion o he chlo -alkali indus y a e some o he opics ha his
pape deals wi h. In he conclusion sec ion, all o he echnologies a e compa ed emphasizing
all hei ad an ages and d awbacks, easibili y and de elopmen s age in o de o p o ide a
decision ool o selec he bes echnology o each si ua ion.
Keywo ds
Seawa e desalina ion, Re e se osmosis, B ine ea men , Wa e eco e y, Sal eco e y.
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1 In oduc ion
Po able wa e p oduc ion has become a wo ldwide conce n; o many communi ies, p ojec ed
popula ion g ow h and associa ed demand exceed con en ional a ailable wa e esou ces. O e
1 billion people ha e no access o clean d inking wa e and app oxima ely 2.3 billion people
(41% o he wo ld popula ion) li e in egions wi h wa e sho ages [1]. The sho age o wa e
supplies o d inking and i iga ion pu poses is al eady a e y se ious p oblem o he No h
A ican coun ies, he Middle Eas and se e al coun ies in Sou heas Asia and La in Ame ica.
I no hing is done, acu e wa e sho ages will also occu in many coun ies o he Eu opean
Union and he no he n Medi e anean by 2020, such as G eece, I aly (sou he n egions and
islands), Po ugal (Alen ejo and Alga e egions and islands such as Po o San o, Co o, e c.)
and Spain (sou he n and eas e n egions). Fo he en i e Medi e anean egion, conse a i e
es ima es indica e a wa e sho age o abou 10 million m3/day by he yea 2020 [2].
Desalina ion has become an impo an sou ce o d inking wa e p oduc ion, wi h he mal
desalina ion p ocesses de eloping o e he pas 60 yea s and memb ane p ocesses de eloping
o e he pas 40 yea s [3]. Today, e e se osmosis (RO) is he leading echnology o new
desalina ion ins alla ions, wi h a 44% sha e in wo ld desal ing p oduc ion capaci y and an 80%
sha e in he o e 15,000 desalina ion plan s ins alled wo ldwide [4]. The Middle Eas has
o ged ahead as he leade in la ge-scale seawa e desalina ion. Wi h only 2.9% o he wo ld’s
popula ion, i holds app oxima ely 50% o he wo ld’s p oduc ion capaci y. In 2005, Is ael
opened he wo ld’s la ges seawa e RO desalina ion plan , wi h a p oduc ion capaci y o
330,000 m3/day, o 100 million m3/yea [4]. The use o memb ane desalina ion has inc eased as
ma e ials ha e imp o ed and cos s ha e been educed [3]. Bu he main eason why RO
desalina ion has succeeded is because i equi es less ene gy han he mal desalina ion — only
1.5-2.5 kWh/m3 o RO e sus 15-25 kWh/m3 o e apo a ion [1]. Fu he mo e, imp o emen s
in memb anes and ene gy eco e y ha e signi ican ly lowe ed he cos o RO desalina ion.
As a esul o inc eased in e es in RO desalina ion, he conce n abou po en ial en i onmen al
p oblems has g own. RO desalina ion plan s ex ac la ge olumes o wa e and discha ge a
dense b ine concen a e back in o he en i onmen [5]. I is widely sugges ed ha desalina ion
plan b ines ha e a s ong po en ial o de imen ally impac bo h physicochemical and
ecological a ibu es o ecei ing en i onmen s [6]. The e has been wo y in Medi e anean
coun ies abou Posidonia oceanica o he las ew yea s. P. oceanica is he mos abundan sea
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g ass species in he Medi e anean, whe e i co e s abou 40,000 km2 o he sea loo [7] and
o ms la ge meadows om he su ace o 40 m dep hs. In addi ion, i is conside ed a e y
impo an ecosys em and is ecognized by he Eu opean Habi a s Di ec i e [8] as a habi a o
p io i y in e es . Ne e heless, meadows o P. oceanica ha e unde gone eg ession in se e al
coas al a eas [9] and unde ield condi ions, P. oceanica is e y sensi i e o b ine discha ges
om desalina ion plan s [10]. Many solu ions ha e been de eloped o p o ec his plan , mainly
based on dilu ing b ine be o e disposal.
B ine disposal cos s a e high oday, be ween 5 and 33% o o al desalina ion cos [11],
complica ing implemen a ion. This cos depends on he quali y o he concen a e, ea men
le el be o e disposal, disposal me hod and he olume o quan i y o concen a e [12]. Disposal
cos s o inland desalina ion plan s a e e en highe han hose o plan s discha ging b ine in o
he sea [12]. Some o he op ions o b ine disposal om inland desalina ion plan s a e deep
well injec ion, e apo a ion ponds, discha ge in o su ace wa e bodies, disposal o municipal
sewe s, concen a ion in o solid sal s and i iga ion o plan s ole an o high salini y [12,13].
Due o he en i onmen al p oblems ha b ine disposal can cause and high disposal cos , many
echnologies ha e been de eloped o eco e y. Examples a e enewable ene gy gene a ion
[14] and use in e apo a ion ponds o p oduce sal o chemicals o indus y. Ne e heless, mo e
in es iga ion is needed o educe b ine quan i y and o allow eco e y and euse o b ine. In his
e iew, cu en and eme ging echnologies a e analyzed acco ding o hei o igin, he ma u i y
o he echnologies and hei inal goal.

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2 Technologies o educing and elimina ing b ine disposal
2.1 Sola e apo a ion
Sola e apo a ion consis s o lea ing b ine in shallow e apo a ion ponds, whe e wa e
e apo a es na u ally hanks o he sun’s ene gy. Sal is le in he e apo a ion ponds o is aken
ou o disposal [15]. E apo a ion ponds a e ela i ely easy o cons uc , while equi ing low
main enance and li le ope a o a en ion compa ed o mechanical sys ems. In addi ion, no
mechanical equipmen is equi ed, excep o he pump ha con eys he was ewa e o he pond
[16]. Ne e heless, e apo a ion ponds o disposal o concen a e om desalina ion plan s need
o be cons uc ed as pe he design and main ained and ope a ed p ope ly so as no o c ea e any
en i onmen al p oblem, especially wi h ega ds o g oundwa e pollu ion [16]. Sola
e apo a ion is a sui able echnology o be used in a id egions whe e land is a ailable [17].
Land is c ucial because shallow ponds ( anging om 25-45 cm) a e op imal o maximizing he
a e o e apo a ion [16]. Howe e , due o he quan i y o e ain needed, e apo a ion ponds
ha e limi ed use, especially in we a eas. Fo ins ance, only 6% o he ins alla ions in he US
used his me hod o concen a e disposal up o 1993 and only 2% a e 1993, always o small
plan s [18].
Wind aided in ensi ied e apo a ion echnology (WAIV) was pa en ed as an al e na i e o
na u al e apo a ion. This me hod educes b ine quan i y hanks o na u al d yness. B ine
eci cula es and alls, c ea ing a hin liquid laye on e ical su aces pa allel o wind di ec ion.
Gil on e al. [17] ca ied ou expe imen s in a pilo plan and demons a ed ha he e apo a ion
a io (L/(m2∙d)) can be imp o ed be ween 50% and 90% compa ed o e apo a ions ponds.
Ka zi e al. [15] es ima ed ha using WAIV echnology inc eases he e apo a ion a e 10- old
o e na u al e apo a ion, which allows e apo a ion ponds o be 10 imes smalle . They also
s udied WAIV echnology possibili ies o eco e y o sal s and hei use as aw ma e ials. Fo
his pu pose, RO and elec odialysis concen a es om b ackish g oundwa e we e used as
eedwa e . Al hough WAIV echnology has ad an ages compa ed o e apo a ion ponds,
expe imen s a indus ial scale a e needed in o de o p o e easibili y o la ge lows o b ine.
2.2 E apo a ion and c ys alliza ion sys ems
Many au ho s ha e s udied e apo a ion and c ys alliza ion sys ems in o de o e alua e
echnical and economic easibili y. Za zo e al. [19] published an a icle abou he esea ch
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done by he companies o Sady and Sc inse (bo h in he Spanish Sacy -Vallehe moso g oup)
and Ecoagua. Tha esea ch aimed a he emo al o sal s om desalina ion plan b ines o
educe he impac o he discha ges and o ob ain sal s o by-p oduc s. This p ojec s udied Ze o
Liquid Discha ge (ZLD) sys ems based on e apo a ion-c ys alliza ion echnologies. Two pilo
plan s we e ins alled: one a labo a o y scale a he Complu ense Uni e si y o Mad id and he
o he a he Cue as de Almanzo a desalina ion plan (25,000 m3/d o b ackish wa e ea ed
wi h RO). The Complu ense Uni e si y plan had an e apo a ion capaci y o 7 L/h. I wo ked in
con inuous mode unde acuum condi ions. The ene gy consump ion was e y high, abou 0.9
kWh/kg, wi h an es ima ed inal cos o €0.095/kg o b ine e apo a ed. The pilo plan a he
Cue as de Almanzo a desalina ion plan was an e apo a ion-c ys alliza ion plan wi h a lash
e apo a o ope a ing unde acuum condi ions and con inuous eed. The plan capaci y was
100 L/h, al hough expe imen s wo ked wi h a low a e o app oxima ely 70 L/h. The Cue as
de Almanzo a desalina ion plan was mo e ene gy e icien han con en ional e apo a ion-
c ys alliza ion because i u ilized he apo gene a ed in e apo a ion o hea he eedwa e
en e ing he e apo a o . The au ho s concluded ha e apo a ion-c ys alliza ion echnology
appea s o be economically iable only i i is associa ed wi h a sys em o eco e esidual hea
o s eam as he p ocess has high ene gy consump ion.
Mickley e al. [20] did esea ch on high eco e y and ze o liquid discha ge echnologies. They
sugges ed many al e na i es o di e en eedwa e composi ions. Those al e na i es a e based
on combina ions o RO, lime so ening (LS), he mal b ine concen a o (BC), he mal
c ys allize (CRYST), sp ay d ye (SD), e apo a ion ponds (EP) and land ill (LF) o ea
b ackish wa e wi h eco e ies o e 96%. The s udy concluded ha he yield o he p ocess
depends basically on salini y and wa e composi ion. They eached he same conclusion o
capi al and ope a ing cos s, speci ying ha e apo a ion ponds and land ills a e he bigges
cos s. In addi ion, he pape emphasizes la ge sys ems equi ing mul iple equipmen modules,
hus minimizing he economy o scale.
2.3 Memb ane dis illa ion sys ems
Memb ane Dis illa ion (MD) is a non-iso he mal e apo a i e echnology ha uses a
hyd ophobic mic opo ous memb ane being he d i ing o ce he apo p essu e di e ence
be ween bo h memb ane sides. Ex ended in o ma ion on MD may be ound in Khaye and
Ma suu a [21]. MD can be applied o he ea men o saline solu ions wi h high
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concen a ions. Vacuum memb ane dis illa ion (VMD) is a a ian o MD, in which low
p essu e o acuum is applied on he pe mea e side o he memb ane module, o example by
means o acuum pump(s). The applied pe mea e p essu e mus be lowe han he sa u a ion
p essu e o ola ile molecules o be sepa a ed om he eed solu ion and condensa ion akes
place ou side he memb ane module a empe a u es lowe han he ambien empe a u e.
Me icq e al. [22] applied VMD con igu a ion o he ea men o RO b ines (Figu e1).
Simula ions we e pe o med o op imize he VMD ope a ing condi ions and hen hey we e
comple ed by bench-scale expe imen s using syn he ic RO b ines con aining only he mine al
pa o seawa e wi h o al sal concen a ions up o 300 g/L. High pe mea e luxes we e
ob ained e en o he highes sal concen a ions. Howe e , he pe mea e lux was limi ed a
high sal concen a ions by scaling, mainly due o calcium p ecipi a ion. Despi e his
incon enience, scaling had only a pa ial impac on he pe mea e lux (i.e. 24% dec ease o 43
L/(h∙m2) pe mea e wi h he highes sal concen a ion). Calcium ca bona e (CaCO3) and
calcium sul a e (CaSO4) p ecipi a ed i s due o hei low solubili y and o med mixed c ys al
deposi s on he memb ane su ace. These phenomena only occu ed on he memb ane su ace
and did no o ally co e he memb ane po es. The c ys als we e easily emo ed simply by
washing he memb ane wi h wa e . Simula ions we e pe o med o s udy he yield o he
p ocess wi h 40,000 m3/day o 38.9 g/L seawa e , achie ing a eco e y o 40% o VMD i sel
and up o 89% o o e all eco e y by coupling RO and VMD. Resul s also showed ha
concen a e quan i y can be educed by a ac o o 5:5, making i possible o double o e all
wa e p oduc ion.
Figu e 1. Schema ic o seawa e desalina ion by RO and acuum memb ane dis illa ion (VMD) in eg a ed p ocess
[22].
Ji e al. [23] in es iga ed he pe o mance o memb ane dis illa ion c ys alliza ion (MDC)
bench-scale plan in e ms o wa e eco e y and NaCl c ys alliza ion kine ics. The ex ensi e
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con ac a ea p o ided by hollow ibe memb anes made i possible o achie e eliable pe mea e
luxes a mode a e empe a u es (40-50 oC) wi h ene gy consump ion anging om 15-20
kWh/m3, which is lowe han ha o con en ional e apo a i e sys ems o NaCl c ys alliza ion
ha ing a speci ic ene gy consump ion o 30 kWh/m3. Expe imen al es s ca ied ou on
a i icial RO concen a es esul ed in 21 kg/m3 p oduc ion o NaCl c ys als and he inal wa e
eco e y ac o inc eased up o 90%. Analogous in es iga ions ca ied ou on RO b ines om
na u al seawa e we e a ec ed by he p esence o dissol ed o ganic ma e , showing 20%
educ ion in he amoun o sal c ys allized and 8% dec ease o he pe mea e lux. The e o e,
adequa e p e ea men be o e he RO s age is needed o educe he nega i e e ec o dissol ed
o ganic ma e on he MDC pe o mance. This s udy con i ms he abili y o MDC o
concen a e RO b ines. In p inciple, he indus ial scale-up o he MDC p ocess in ol ing la ge
olumes o b ines do no show any echnical complexi y. Howe e , his echnology is no
a ailable a a comme cial scale and u he in es iga ions a e needed on he en i onmen al
impac s and economics.
Ma ine i e al. [24] s udied acuum-enhanced di ec con ac memb ane dis illa ion
(VEDCMD) o inc ease wa e eco e y du ing desalina ion o b ackish wa e (Figu e 2). In
hei es s, wo RO b ine s eams we e used as eed o he VEDCMD sys em, wi h o al
dissol ed solid concen a ions anging be ween 7,500 and 17,500 mg/L. A eco e y ac o up o
81% was achie ed. Howe e , eco e y ac o s we e always limi ed by he p ecipi a ion o
ino ganic sal s on he memb ane su ace. Ma ine i e al. [24] also showed also ha cleaning
echniques we e able o emo e he scaling laye om he memb ane su aced es o ing he
wa e pe mea e lux o almos i s ini ial le el. The au ho s also claimed ha he addi ion o
scale inhibi o s du ing he p ocess was e ec i e in main aining high wa e pe mea e lux
du ing an ex ended VEDCMD ope a ing ime.
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highly concen a ed d aw solu ion [37]. Since he d aw solu ion is he d i ing o ce behind he
FO p ocess, he solu e wi hin he d aw solu ion mus mee se e al c i e ia in o de o be
sui able o he FO p ocess. High osmo ic e iciency is equi ed, and he d aw solu e mus be
highly soluble in wa e and, a he same ime, o low molecula weigh , easily and economically
sepa a ed and ecycled, non- oxic and chemically compa ible wi h he memb ane being used
[37]. McGinnis [38] and McCu cheon e al. [39] p oposed d aw solu es ha me all he
equi emen s. Howe e , s udy esul s e ealed ha RO memb anes a e no sui able o he FO
p ocess because o ela i ely low pe meabili y a ibu ed o se e e in e nal concen a ion
pola iza ion in he po ous suppo and ab ic laye s o he RO memb ane.
McCu cheon e al. [39] p esen ed a FO p ocess using an ammonium bica bona e ((NH4)HCO3)
d aw solu ion o ex ac wa e om saline eedwa e ac oss a semi-pe meable polyme ic
memb ane. The sys em yields high wa e luxes and can esul in e y high eedwa e
eco e ies. Upon mode a e hea ing, (NH4)HCO3 decomposes in o ammonia (NH3) and CO2
gases ha can be sepa a ed and ecycled as d aw solu es, lea ing he esh p oduc wa e .
Expe imen s wi h a labo a o y-scale FO uni using a la shee cellulose i-ace a e memb ane
demons a ed high p oduc wa e lux and ela i ely high sal ejec ion.
Tang and Ng [40] in es iga ed FO using a labo a o y-scale uni . These expe imen s achie ed
38.5% eco e y using a eed s eam simila o RO concen a es (1-2 M NaCl, 58.5-117 g/L)
and 5 M uc ose as d aw solu ion (900 g/L). Assuming a RO-FO p ocess o seawa e wi h
45% eco e y o RO [3], an o e all eco e y a e anging om 66 o 76% could be achie ed
wi h he eco e y a es o FO es ima ed by Tang & Ng [40].
Ca h e al. [35] s a ed ha sal ejec ion in FO is o e 97%. McCu cheon e al. [41] indica ed
95-99% and con i m Ca h e al. [35], wi h g ea e ejec a highe wa e low a es. Ene gy
equi emen s we e less o FO han o o he desalina ion echnologies. McGinnis e al. [42]
poin ed ou ha he FO p ocess p oposed by McCu cheon e al. [39,41] can achie e ene gy
sa ings o 72% compa ed o RO and 85% compa ed o mul i-s age lash dis illa ion. Wa e
low o a eed solu ion o 0.5 M NaCl (29.5 g/L NaCl), simila o seawa e , anged om 3.2 o
23 L/(m2h) a osmo ic p essu e di e en ials be ween 22 and 217 ba [41]. Howe e , o FO i
anged om 4 o 7.2 L/m2 wi h 2 M NaCl (117 g/L NaCl) eed solu ion and p essu e
di e en ials om 80 o 127 ba . Ano he al e na i e o ake in o conside a ion is FO as a s age

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p io o RO. Ca h e al. [36,43] achie ed eco e y a es o e 95% in esea ch done wi h
sewage.
Ca h e al. [44] did a s udy on combining FO and RO o ob ain esh wa e om pollu ed wa e
by using seawa e as d aw solu ion. Wi h his hyb id p ocess, seawa e is dilu ed be o e
desalina ion, dec easing ene gy cos s and educing he quan i y o pollu ed wa e . Ma ine i e
al. [24] in es iga ed FO o wa e eco e y enhancemen in desalina ion o b ackish wa e
(Figu e 9). In he cu en s udy, wo RO b ine s eams wi h o al dissol ed solid concen a ions
a e aging 7,500 and 17,500 mg/L we e u he desalina ed by FO wi h a cons an -concen a ion
d aw solu ion o 50 g/L NaCl. FO achie ed wa e eco e ies up o 90% om he b ines, limi ed
by sal p ecipi a ion on memb anes.
Figu e 9. Schema ic d awing o FO sys em p oposed by Ma ine i e al. [24].
2.6 Elec odialysis
Elec odialysis (ED), unde he in luence o an elec ic ield, enables he sepa a ion o
dissol ed ions in wa e h ough selec i e ion exchange memb anes. Ko ngold e al. [45] applied
ED o concen a ed b ine solu ions simila o e luen s om he desalina ion o b ackish and
indus ial wa e . Resul s showed ha ED can be used o inc ease he concen a ion o a b ine
solu ion om 0.2-2% o 12-20% wi h ene gy consump ion in he ange o 1.5-7.1 kWh/m3, in
con as o app oxima ely 25 kWh/m3 by he mal e apo a ion. Howe e , elec ical e iciency
dec eases when he b ine concen a ion is signi ican ly inc eased and CaSO4 p ecipi a es on he
memb anes. Ne e heless, p ecipi a ion on memb anes can be a oided by p e ea men .
Ko ngold e al. [46] buil an ED pilo plan ed wi h b ackish wa e in which b ine ci cula ing
h ough he ED cells passed h ough a sepa a e CaSO4 p ecipi a o con aining gypsum seeds.
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ED p o ed o be usable o inc easing he concen a ion o RO b ine solu ion om 1.5% o
10% a an ene gy equi emen o 7.0-8.0 kWh/m3.
O en e al. [47] es ed a hyb id p ocess combining RO and ED, which was shown o be
e ec i e in eco e ing 97-98% o b ackish wa e as p oduc wa e wi h chlo ide le els o 200
mg/L o less. Po en ial o scaling on he b ine side o he ED uni was p e en ed by
acidi ica ion, ope a ing he ED in e e sal mode, called elec odialysis e e sal (EDR), and a
side loop c ys allize which p e en ed buildup o scaling componen s. This p ocess was
demons a ed in a se ies o mo e han eigh y ba ch expe imen s o 1.5 o 1.8 m3 o RO
concen a e o aw b ackish g oundwa e om he Nege Highland in Is ael. The eedwa e
was concen a ed om 0.3% o o e 10% TDS supe concen a e while p oducing wa e ha
could be ecycled o he RO pe mea e. This supe concen a e om he EDR uni was u he
concen a ed in a wind-powe ed WAIV uni ha b ough inal b ine TDS o o e 30%. Ini ial
economic es ima es showed ha his hyb id p ocess is compe i i e wi h con en ional RO and
o he enhanced eco e y p ocesses o inland desalina ion equi ing use o e apo a ion ponds.
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3 Technologies o comme cial sal eco e y
3.1 SAL-PROC p ocess
SAL-PROC is an in eg a ed p ocess o sequen ial ex ac ion o dissol ed elemen s om
ino ganic saline wa e s in he o m o aluable chemical p oduc s in c ys alline, slu y and
liquid o ms. An analysis indica ed ha a ious ypes o sal s, including gypsum, NaCl,
Mg(OH)2, calcium chlo ide (CaCl2), CaCO3 and sodium sul a e (Na2SO4), can be p oduced
om he ejec b ine o desalina ion plan s. This p ocess is pa icula ly ecommended o inland
b ines wi h high concen a ions o sul a e, po assium and magnesium. Figu e 10 shows a
simpli ied diag am o he p ocess. F om an economic poin o iew, i was es ima ed ha by
p ocessing 405,000 m3 o ejec b ine pe yea , comme cial sal s wo h $895,000 could be
p oduced [48]. Al hough he economic bene i will p obably be lowe , he comme cializa ion
po en ial o sal s is an op ion o imp o e p o i abili y o desalina ion p ocesses.
Figu e 10. Simpli ied diag am o SAL-PROC p ocess [48].
A akel e al. [49] used SAL-PROC o p ocess b ackish wa e om Tu chewop Lake (Vic o ia,
Aus alia). This lake ecei es a discha ge o app oxima ely 64,000 /yea o sal . The p ocess
made i possible o eco e high quali y Mg(OH)2, NaCl, a mix u e o gypsum and Mg(OH)2
and a highly concen a ed solu ion o CaCl2. The SAL-PROC ou e used in his case is
desc ibed in de ail in Figu e 11.
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Figu e 11. SAL-PROC p ocess used in he ea men o b ackish wa e om Tu chewop Lake [49].
A akel e al. [49] combined RO and SAL-PROC in a p ocess known as ROSP. This p ocess
was used o ea ing RO b ine wi h a high bica bona e concen a ion in he e luen coming
om coal-based me hane ex ac ion (CBM ex ac ion) in Queensland, Aus alia (Figu e 12).
The ROSP p ocess p oduces CaCO3, Na2SO4 and NaCl.
Figu e 12. ROSP p ocess o ea men o wa e coming om coal-based me hane ex ac ion (CBM) gas ield [49].
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3.2 Ze o Discha ge Desalina ion Pa en o Uni e si y o Sou h Ca olina
The Uni e si y o Sou h Ca olina [50] de eloped a echnology called ze o discha ge
desalina ion (ZDD) o he ea men o seawa e RO b ines (PCT pa en PCT/US03/24250).
The p ocess ocuses on p oducing esh wa e and aluable sal s: NaCl, Mg(OH)2 and b omine
(B 2). The p ocess has di e en con igu a ions, all based on ED. In he basic con igu a ion
(Figu e 13) NaCl is eco e ed as a d y sal and he was e s eams o Mg(OH)2 and B 2 a e
e u ned o he sea. In he second con igu a ion, pu e NaCl is eco e ed by adding a
c ys allize , and he was e s eams ha e u n o sea in he i s case a e ea ed by e apo a ion
o d ying and p oduc ion o oad sal (Figu e 14).
Figu e 13. P ocess schema ic o ze o discha ge desalina ion wi h op ional seawa e discha ge [50].
Expe imen s ca ied ou a labo a o y scale showed ha abou 75% o NaCl in he b ine was
eco e ed as high-pu i y NaCl c ys als in he e apo a ion-c ys alliza ion s age. Because o ED
concen a es NaCl up o 20%, NaCl can be c ys allized wi h only one- hi d o he he mal
ene gy ha would be equi ed i he o al amoun o wa e in he RO ejec we e o be
e apo a ed.
Figu e 14. P ocess schema ic o ze o discha ge desalina ion [50].

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These expe imen s poin ed ou ha Mg(OH)2 p oduc ion o g ea e han 99% pu i y was
achie ed by p e ea men wi h Na2CO3 o emo e calcium. Howe e , using Na2CO3 also
p ecipi a es magnesium and a ec s p ocess yield. B 2 p oduc ion was es ima ed by a
ma hema ical model de eloped o his pu pose. Simula ions showed ha abou 0.38 ons o
b omine ion would be eco e ed in he ED b ine associa ed wi h 3.79 million m3 o seawa e
RO pe mea e, and essen ially all o ha could be eco e ed as B 2 by con en ional echniques.
ZDD scale-up could be easily achie ed because all he sepa a ion p ocesses in ol ed a e
a ailable on a comme cial scale. The Uni e si y o Sou h Ca olina assessed ZDD p o i abili y.
The capi al cos s o he analysis we e based on epo ed cos s o he indi idual p ocesses.
Ope a ing cos s we e based on da a om he p ocess model. The es ima ed alues o eco e ed
sal and wa e p oduc s we e $0.60/m3 o wa e , $60/ o NaCl, $673/ o Mg(OH)2 as Mg
and $900/ o B 2. Resul s indica ed ha he eco e ed p oduc s can be sold o p ices ha will
co e he cos o hei eco e y.
The main bene i o eco e ing NaCl om RO concen a e is he ene gy sa ings because he
s a ing sal concen a ion is wice ha o seawa e . Tanaka e al. [51] indica ed ha he ene gy
consump ion in a sal manu ac u ing p ocess using RO b ine is 80% o he ene gy consump ion
in he p ocess using seawa e . Bu p oducing sal om seawa e is also p o i able. Japan has
used ED o eco e NaCl om seawa e and p oduce edible sal on a la ge scale o abou 40
yea s. In ecen yea s, ED plan s ha e been ins alled by Japanese companies in Kuwai and
Sou h Ko ea o eco e NaCl om seawa e o use in chlo -alkali plan s.
3.3 In eg a ed p ocesses
Tu ek [52] in es iga ed ED o seawa e in a wo-s ep s and wi h an ED-Mul i-s age Flash
(MSF)-C ys alliza ion sys em (Figu e 15).
Figu e 15. Schema ic o desalina ion in ED-MSF-c ys alliza ion sys em [52].
ED ollowed by EDR in coun e cu en low mode (Figu e 16) was p oposed o seawa e
desalina ion. In he i s s ep, mono alen ions we e emo ed, p oducing a pe mea e wi h a o al
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dissol ed solid concen a ion a ound 10 g/L (0.38 g/L calcium, 1.26 g/L magnesium, 4.08 g/L
chlo ide and 2.78 g/L sul a e). EDR elimina ed mos o he ions, achie ing a pe mea e eady o
human consump ion. A single-pass low esidence ime mode o ope a ion was applied o a oid
gypsum c ys alliza ion in he EDR concen a e. ED wa e eco e y was 73.8% while he EDR
eco e y was 90%, yielding 66.4% o al ED(R) s age eco e y.
Figu e 16. Schema ic o seawa e desalina ion by elec odialysis in ED-MSF- c ys alliza ion sys em [52].
This in es iga ion included a cos es ima e o ED(R) s age seawa e desalina ion. The cos was
calcula ed o an indus ial ED uni wi h 80% e ec i e memb ane su ace. The ene gy cos was
assumed as $0.06/kWh, he e iciency o pumps as 0.85 and he memb anes’ li e as 10 yea s.
The o al in es men cos s we e assumed as $320/m2 o memb ane and main enance cos s as
25% o in es men cos s. Cos s we e also es ima ed o 1 m3 o wa e . I was assumed ha he
MSF uni cos was equal o $1.0/m3. The cos s o u he e apo a ion accompanied by sal
c ys alliza ion we e es ima ed based on he s udy o he cons uc ion o he plan and we e
assumed o be $8/ o sal ob ained. The alue o sal ob ained was $30/ while he sal eco e y
was 80%. The au ho s poin ed ou ha wi h his p ocess he po able wa e cos is es ima ed o
be only $0.44/m3 and sal p oduc ion is 23.7 kg/m3 o po able wa e . Tu ek [53] also
in es iga ed wo a angemen s: ul a il a ion (UF)-nano il a ion (NF)-MSF-c ys alliza ion
(Figu e 17) and UF-NF-RO-MSF-c ys alliza ion (Figu e 18) o p oducing sal and esh wa e .
Seawa e was assumed o be he inpu and NF eco e y o 70% was ob ained. Fu he mo e, he
ejec ion coe icien o he NF memb ane was assumed o be 0.83 o calcium, 0.87 o
magnesium, 0.93 o sul a e and 0.1 o NaCl. The NaCl concen a ion in NF pe mea e is 28.70
g/L. I 85% NaCl eco e y is assumed, hen 17.07 kg o NaCl pe 1 m3 o UF pe mea e is
ob ained. The cos es ima ion o 1 m3 o UF pe mea e is p esen ed in Table 2. A alue as low
as $0.18/m3 in he NF p ocess was assumed because he p e ea men cos was conside ed
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sepa a ely as UF cos . The cos s o u he e apo a ion accompanied by sal c ys alliza ion we e
es ima ed based on he s udy o he cons uc ion o he plan and we e assumed o be $8/ o sal
ob ained. The alue o sal ob ained was $30/ and he cos o desalina ed wa e was $0.71/m3.
Since concen a ing by RO is cheape han by MSF in he ange o ela i ely low sal
concen a ions, hen p e-concen a ing by RO may be assumed o dec ease he cos o he
desalina ion-sal p oduc ion p ocess. The cos es ima e o his p ocess is p esen ed in Table 3.
I was assumed ha RO eco e y was 65% while i s cos was $0.63/m3 and he alue o sal
ob ained was also $30/ . The cos o desalina ed wa e was hen $0.43/m3.
Figu e 17. Schema ic o desalina ion in UF-NF-MSF-c ys alliza ion sys em [53].
Figu e 18. Schema ic o desalina ion in UF-NF-RO-MSF-c ys alliza ion sys em [53].
Table 2. Cos o desalina ion and sal p oduc ion in UF-NF-MSF-c ys alliza ion sys em pe 1 m3 o UF pe mea e
[53].
Cos
, $
Uni cos
Pe 1 m
3
o UF pe mea e
UF
0
.
07
/m
3
0
.
070
/m
3
NF
0
.
18/
m
3
0
.
126/m
3
MSF
1
.
0
0
/
m
3
0
.
613/m
3
C ys alliza ion
8
.
00
/
0
.
137/m
3
To al
0
.
946/m
3
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Table 3. Cos o desalina ion and sal p oduc ion in UF-NF-RO-MSF- c ys alliza ion sys em pe 1 m3 o UF
pe mea e [53].
Cos , $
Uni cos
Pe 1 m
3
o UF pe mea e
UF
0
.
07
/m
3
0
.
070/m
3
NF
0
.
18/m
3
0
.
126/m
3
RO
0
.
63/m
3
0
.
287/m
3
MSF
1
.
0
0
/m
3
0
.
158/m
3
C ys alliza ion
8
.
00
/
0
.
137/m
3
To al
0
.
778/m
3
Nano il a ion is a p essu e-d i en p ocess be ween RO and ul a il a ion. I s main ad an ages
a e lowe wo king p essu e and g ea e ejec ion as di alen ca ions han mono alen s.
Nano il a ion can be used combined wi h o he echnologies o seawa e ea men . D ioli e
al. [54] de eloped an in eg a ed memb ane sys em in o de o eco e CaCO3, NaCl and
magnesium sul a e hep ahyd a e (MgSO4·7H2O) om seawa e nano il a ion e en a e. The
diag am is shown in Figu e 19. In his wo k, nano il a ion e en a e calcium ions we e
p ecipi a ed as ca bona es by eac ion wi h sodium bica bona e (NaHCO3) and Na2CO3
solu ions. These solu ions we e p e iously p oduced by eac i e ans e o CO2 in o NaOH
solu ions in a hollow ibe memb ane con ac o (3.85 cm x 12.32 cm LiquiCel-Celga d) wi h
1.4 m2 o con ac a ea. The alkaline solu ion was ed in con inuous mode on he shell side in
coun e cu en o he gaseous CO2 s eam lowing h ough he ibe s. The amoun o CO2
ans e ed om he gas phase o he liquid phase was calcula ed using he mass balance o he
gas s eam. The low diag am was comple ed wi h a c ys alliza ion sys em based on a
memb ane p ocess ha allows supe sa u a ion. In all es s, he solu ion was ed in o he
c ys allize and eci cula ed h ough he memb ane ibe s wi h a low a e o 120 L/h.
Tempe a u es measu ed a he module inle on e en a e and dis illa e sides we e 35 and 15 oC,
espec i ely. The pH o he c ys allizing solu ion was adjus ed o 5 by hyd ochlo ic acid (HCl)
addi ion in o de o p e en Mg(OH)2 p ecipi a ion, which a oids he o ma ion o magnesium
sul a e c ys als. Highe emo als we e also ob ained a highe pH alues due o he eac ion o
CO2 wi h hyd oxide ions o gi e bica bona e and ca bona e.
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con igu a ion ollowing a e e se osmosis p ocess could inc ease wa e eco e y be ween 19
and 29%. Fu he mo e, he ene gy cos o di ec osmosis is lowe han ha o o he desalina ion
echnologies, al hough i is closely ela ed o he ca yo e o solu es (osmo ic solu ions) wi h
sui able cha ac e is ics.
Technologies o ien ed owa d ob aining comme cial sal s show g ea e po en ial han hose
whose main pu pose is o elimina e e luen s. I is undeniable ha he po en ial o
comme cializing sal s is a key op ion o imp o e he cos -e ec i eness a io o desalina ion
p ocesses. These echnologies combine di e en ypes o p ocesses depending on he objec i e
sough . The aim o he SAL-PROC pa en is o eco e p oduc s con ained in he b ine: a
mix u e o gypsum and magnesium hyd oxide, magnesium hyd oxide, sodium chlo ide,
calcium ca bona e, sodium sul a e and calcium chlo ide. The p ocess is pa icula ly app op ia e
o b ine wi h high le els o dissol ed sul a e, po assium and magnesium sal s. Theo e ical
s udies highligh he economic easibili y o his echnology; al hough he da a should be aken
wi h ce ain ese a ions since he e a e cu en ly no seawa e desalina ion plan s wi h his
echnology ins alled (i has been es ed only wi h b ackish wa e ). The Uni e si y o Sou h
Ca olina’s ZDD pa en was de eloped explici ly o seawa e . The p ocess is o ien ed o he
p oduc ion o esh wa e and aluable sal s om e e se osmosis ejec in seawa e ea men :
sodium chlo ide, magnesium hyd oxide and b omine. Theo e ical s udies ca ied ou by he
Uni e si y o Sou h Ca olina show he economic easibili y o he p ocesses de eloped. I is
he e o e a echnology well wo h bea ing in mind, al hough i is no cu en ly in ope a ion.
The e a e o he ele an echnologies o he p oduc ion o esh wa e and sal s om seawa e ,
such as ul a il a ion and nano il a ion, al hough hey a e likewise no cu en ly ope a ing on
an indus ial scale.
One o he al e na i es wi h po en ial o applica ion is he ea men o b ine o use in he
chlo -alkali indus y. This equi es p ocesses o concen a e he b ine, among which
elec odialysis is one o he mos a ac i e. I is also necessa y o elimina e he di alen ca ions
in b ine because hey exceed he speci ica ions o memb ane elec olysis. These ea men s
in ol e high cos s, which can be o se by he p oduc s ob ained om elec olysis. I is
ad isable o ins all he elec olysis plan as an annex o he desalina ion plan .
The eco e y o me als om seawa e o b ine is ano he p omising al e na i e, conside ing he
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needed in his ield o de elop selec i e ex ac ion p ocesses o he desi ed elemen s ound in
seawa e and b ine.
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Table 5. Compa ison o me hods. Pa 1.
Technology De elopmen s a us Technical obse a ions Economic obse a ions
E apo a ion ponds Indus ial scale La ge ex en s o land. Simple ope a ion.
Possible con amina ion o
g oundwa e .
Possibili y o sal s eco e y. Low economic cos .
WAIV echnology Pilo plan scale
La ge ex en s o land.
Possible con amina ion o g oundwa e .
50
o
90% highe
e apo a ion a e
han e apo a ion ponds.
Possibili y o sal s eco e y.
Low economic cos .
E apo a o -
C ys allize
Indus ial scale Technology a ailable.
Mo e de elopmen needed o educe ene gy use.
High economic cos .
No aluable
chemicals
eco e y
.
Memb ane
dis illa ion Pilo plan scale
F om 81 o 90% wa e ecycled when coupled wi h e e se
osmosis sys ems.
Technically easible o ea ing la ge amoun s o wa e in
seawa e desalina ion plan s.
Possible p oblems wi h dec eased low caused by p ecipi a ion o
sal s on memb anes.
Ve y high ene gy use (15 o 20 kWh/m3) ela i e o ene gy use o
e e se osmosis, bu less han adi ional e apo a ion and
c ys alliza ion sys ems.
Two-s age e e se
osmosis
Indus ial scale Technology a ailable.
Can inc ease ecycled wa e o 60%.
The ene gy cos is a o dable wi h ene gy eco e y sys ems.
Chemical
p ecipi a ion
p ocesses
Well known echnology.
No es ed wi h seawa e
b ine.
Technology a ailable.
No s udies done wi h seawa e b ine.
Can inc ease ecycled wa e om 60 o 90%.
High eagen dosage ha conside ably inc eases p ocess cos .
Fo wa d osmosis
Pilo plan scale.
Ex ensi e esea ch
expe ience
Simple echnology. Recycles 76% o wa e when coupled wi h
e e se osmosis sys ems.
P ecipi a ion o sal s on memb anes diminishes low.
Mo e de elopmen needed in memb ane echnology.
Low ene gy equi emen s as compa ed o o he echnologies.
Elec odialysis Indus ial scale P oblems wi h p ecipi a ion on he elec odialysis memb ane.
Inc ease om 1.5 o 10% achie ed in b ine concen a ion.
Elec ic ene gy use is 7-8 kWh/m3 o concen a ed b ine om RO.
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Table 6. Compa ison o me hods. Pa 2.
Technology De elopmen s a us Technical obse a ions Economic obse a ions
SAL-PROC p ocess
Pa en ed.
No es ed wi h seawa e
b ine
Simple echnology based on chemical p ecipi a ion eac ions.
Reco e s comme cial sal s.
S udies show i is economically easible o b ackish inland
wa e s.
ZDD echnology Pa en ed o seawa e
All he p ocesses included in he echnology a e cu en ly
a ailable.
S udies based on ma hema ical models and es s asse 76 o 100%
wa e
eco e y
.
S udies indica e i is economically easible.
Reco e s comme cial sal s.
In eg a ed
p ocesses
Pilo plan scale o
seawa e
Combine a ious a ailable echnologies.
90% wa e eco e y.
Sal p oduc ion o 23.7 kg/m3 om desalina ed wa e .
Asse s p oduc ion o desalina ed wa e wi h cos s be ween 0.43
and 0.71 USD/m3.
In eg a ed sys em
o eco e y o
CaCO3, NaCl and
MgSO
4
•7H
2
O
Pilo plan scale o
seawa e
A ailable echnology based on nano il a ion combined wi h
p ecipi a ion and c ys alliza ion.
Up o 95% wa e eco e y.
78% o dissol ed NaCl eco e ed.
P oduc ion o 8.4 kg MgSO4·7H2O pe m3 o ejec om he
nano il a ion uni .
B ine condi ioning
o he chlo -alkali
indus y
Indus ial scale Simple, a ailable echnology.
Need o concen a e and elimina e di alen ions. Po en ial bene i o he chlo -alkali indus y.
Me al
s
eco e y
Be
n
ch scale
Requi es use o selec i e ex ac ion me hods.
Elemen s like Rb,
Cs and U a e a po en ially impo an bene i .
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