Desalination of Saline Wastewater with Challenging pH Conditions for Resource Recovery
摘要截稿:
全文截稿: 2025-01-31
影响因子: 7.098
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CCF分类: 无
中科院JCR分区:
• 大类 : 工程技术 - 2区
• 小类 : 工程:化工 - 2区
• 小类 : 水资源 - 1区
Overview
Extreme pH environments, where pH levels are exceptionally low (pH≤4) or high (pH≥10), present specific challenges in the desalination of saline wastewater and resource recovery. Such conditions exacerbate the harmful impact of wastewater on ecosystems, infrastructure, and the environment, emphasizing the need for specialized management strategies. Traditional treatment processes, designed for moderate pH ranges, encounter limitations under challenging pH conditions. Moreover, neutralization, a common approach in wastewater treatment, is often impractical. For example, neutralizing spent caustic wastewater from oil and gas refineries can release absorbed H2S gas, and, in acidic wastewater from the battery industry or acid mine drainage, neutralization may lead to the loss of recoverable minerals.
The focus of this virtual special issue, "Desalination of Saline Wastewater in Extreme pH towards Resource Recovery" (VSI: Desal WW with challenging pH), is on innovative techniques specifically tailored for the treatment and resource recovery from saline wastewaters in extreme pH environments.
The scopes of this VSI includes, but not limited to:
Innovative techniques for treating and recovering resources• Specific challenges posed by pH environments in the desalination of saline wastewater and resource recovery
New physical, chemical, or potentially biological treatment processes, hybrid systems, membrane technologies, and the development of advanced materials specifically tailored for resource recovery from saline wastewaters with challenging pH
Recovery of valuable resources, such as critical, strategic, and precious metals, from industrial effluents in challenging pH conditions
Sustainable industrial practices and environmental stewardship in the context of circular economy and systainable development goals, specifically SDG6, SDG7, and SDG12
Guest editors:
Mohammad Mahdi A. SHIRAZIAalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark
Amir RazmjouEdith Cowan University, Joondalup, Australia
Hannah RothUniversity of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands
Manuscript submission information:
Manuscript submission open date: 01/03/2024
Manuscript submission deadline: 31/01/2025