Project Details
Description
The kingdom of Saudi Arabia is leading the world in seawater desalination with 18% of the total
world production. The current water recovery rate using conventional technology is 22 – 55%.
Desalination plants around the world are discharging extremely salty brine approximately 142
million cubic meters daily, subsequently the aquatic life is impacted and further this posing great
challenge to the conventional energy intensive desalination technologies which are already
struggling with high energy cost, and maintenance issues. Gas hydrate offers promising
economical and ecofriendly alternatives for seawater desalination which requires only prefiltered
water and CO2, and CH4 as raw materials.
In this work, The CEDT-KAU research team and Teesside University research team will investigate
the significance of highly immiscible with lowest boiling point nonpolar solvent preferably
isopentane (IP) shall be investigated to form a stable methane and CO2 gas hydrate (CH4Hyd).
world production. The current water recovery rate using conventional technology is 22 – 55%.
Desalination plants around the world are discharging extremely salty brine approximately 142
million cubic meters daily, subsequently the aquatic life is impacted and further this posing great
challenge to the conventional energy intensive desalination technologies which are already
struggling with high energy cost, and maintenance issues. Gas hydrate offers promising
economical and ecofriendly alternatives for seawater desalination which requires only prefiltered
water and CO2, and CH4 as raw materials.
In this work, The CEDT-KAU research team and Teesside University research team will investigate
the significance of highly immiscible with lowest boiling point nonpolar solvent preferably
isopentane (IP) shall be investigated to form a stable methane and CO2 gas hydrate (CH4Hyd).
| Status | Finished |
|---|---|
| Effective start/end date | 16/08/21 → 16/08/22 |
Funding
- Ministry of Education
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