Membrane distillation crystallization for brine mining and zero liquid discharge: Opportunities, challenges, and recent progress

Choi, Y; Naidu, G; Nghiem, LD; Lee, S; Vigneswaran, S

Membrane distillation crystallization for brine mining and zero liquid discharge: Opportunities, challenges, and recent progress

Choi, Y

Naidu, G

Nghiem, LD

Lee, S Vigneswaran, S

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Citation:: Environmental Science: Water Research and Technology, 2019, 5 (7), pp. 1202 - 1221
Issue Date:: 2019-07-01

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dc.contributor.author	Choi, Y https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6267-1457	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Naidu, G https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6406-3444	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Nghiem, LD https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9039-5792	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Lee, S	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Vigneswaran, S https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8117-4322	en_US
dc.date.issued	2019-07-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Environmental Science: Water Research and Technology, 2019, 5 (7), pp. 1202 - 1221	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	2053-1400	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/137779
dc.description.abstract	© 2019 The Royal Society of Chemistry. Membrane distillation crystallization (MDC) is an emerging alternative for sustainable management of challenging hypersaline solutions such as seawater brine, produced water, and some industrial wastewaters. MDC combines two individual processes, specifically membrane distillation and crystallization to facilitate the extraction of clean water and separation of high purity salt contents from a brine solution. The potential of MDC for treating challenging hypersaline solutions has been suggested in numerous proof-of-concept studies and some lab-scale demonstration. Nonetheless, there still remain technical challenges which need to be studied before MDC can be economically implemented in practice. This review documents the basic concept of MDC and opportunities to strategically deploy this emerging technology platform for brine mining and zero liquid discharge (ZLD). This paper also discusses key technical challenges (including scaling prevention and membrane wetting which need to be addressed for successful field application) hindering the practical realization of MDC for full-scale operation as well as pathways to address these challenges. Different crystallization techniques such as reaction crystallization and drowning-out crystallization are covered here in order to offer suggestions on their suitability for MDC operation.	en_US
dc.relation	http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP150101377
dc.relation.ispartof	Environmental Science: Water Research and Technology	en_US
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dc.title	Membrane distillation crystallization for brine mining and zero liquid discharge: Opportunities, challenges, and recent progress	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	7	en_US
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CTWW - Centre for Technology in Water and Wastewater Treatment
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© 2019 The Royal Society of Chemistry. Membrane distillation crystallization (MDC) is an emerging alternative for sustainable management of challenging hypersaline solutions such as seawater brine, produced water, and some industrial wastewaters. MDC combines two individual processes, specifically membrane distillation and crystallization to facilitate the extraction of clean water and separation of high purity salt contents from a brine solution. The potential of MDC for treating challenging hypersaline solutions has been suggested in numerous proof-of-concept studies and some lab-scale demonstration. Nonetheless, there still remain technical challenges which need to be studied before MDC can be economically implemented in practice. This review documents the basic concept of MDC and opportunities to strategically deploy this emerging technology platform for brine mining and zero liquid discharge (ZLD). This paper also discusses key technical challenges (including scaling prevention and membrane wetting which need to be addressed for successful field application) hindering the practical realization of MDC for full-scale operation as well as pathways to address these challenges. Different crystallization techniques such as reaction crystallization and drowning-out crystallization are covered here in order to offer suggestions on their suitability for MDC operation.

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